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Bird On a Wire

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

1990

110 minutes (1 hrs 50 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

John Badham

Starring

Mel Gibson · Goldie Hawn · David Carradine · Bill Duke · Stephen Tobolowsky · Joan Severance

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 18th May 1990

Australia release: 7th June 1990

Finland release: 20th July 1990

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 19th Oct '90
Debut position: 2
Highest position: 2
Debut gross: £1.7 Million
Total chart weeks: 4

US box office

Box Office debut: 18th May '90
Debut position: 1
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: $15.3 Million
Total chart weeks: 8

Chart position history

UK box office

19 Oct, 1990
2

26 Oct, 1990
2

2 Nov, 1990
4

9 Nov, 1990
10

US box office

18 May, 1990
1

25 May, 1990
2

1 Jun, 1990
3

8 Jun, 1990
4

15 Jun, 1990
7

22 Jun, 1990
9

29 Jun, 1990
11

6 Jul, 1990
13

Global box office

Certificates

US
PG-13

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£4.4 Million

US total gross
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$71 Million

Global total gross
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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 4

UK Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

Bird On a Wire

19 Oct 1990

£1,745,252

26 Oct 1990

2▲▼

£1,317,536

£3,655,679

2 Nov 1990

4▼

£423,708

£4,248,870

9 Nov 1990

10▼

£92,829

£4,374,189

US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 8

US Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

18 May 1990

1▲

$15,338,160

25 May 1990

2▼

$12,795,185

$33,401,585

1 Jun 1990

3▼

$6,350,305

$42,256,355

8 Jun 1990

4▼

$4,819,200

$49,701,955

15 Jun 1990

7▼

$3,150,900

$55,030,675

22 Jun 1990

9▼

$2,647,800

$59,441,860

29 Jun 1990

11▼

$1,529,000

$62,091,820

6 Jul 1990

13▼

$1,004,850

$63,896,510