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Blue Thunder

 1983
 109 minutes (1 hrs 49 mins)
Blue Thunder
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Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

John Badham

Starring

Roy Scheider · Warren Oates · Candy Clark · Daniel Stern · Paul Roebling · David Sheiner

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release
13th May 1983

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 26th Aug '83
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £705 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 12

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 13th May '83
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $8.3 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 10

Chart position history

UK box office

26 Aug, 1983
1
2 Sep, 1983
1
9 Sep, 1983
3
16 Sep, 1983
3
23 Sep, 1983
4
30 Sep, 1983
4
7 Oct, 1983
5
14 Oct, 1983
5
21 Oct, 1983
9
28 Oct, 1983
9
4 Nov, 1983
10
11 Nov, 1983
12

US box office

13 May, 1983
1
20 May, 1983
2
27 May, 1983
2
3 Jun, 1983
5
10 Jun, 1983
7
17 Jun, 1983
8
24 Jun, 1983
12
1 Jul, 1983
12
8 Jul, 1983
12
15 Jul, 1983
14

Global box office

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £1.6 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $42.3 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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