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Blue Thunder

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1983

109 minutes (1 hrs 49 mins)

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: 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
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£1.6 Million

US total gross
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$42.3 Million

Global total gross
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