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MOVIE

Blue Thunder

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

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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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 12

UK Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

Blue Thunder

26 Aug 1983

£704,995

2 Sep 1983

1▲▼

£352,498

£1,163,242

9 Sep 1983

3▼

£176,249

£1,392,366

16 Sep 1983

3▲▼

£88,125

£1,511,335

23 Sep 1983

4▼

£44,063

£1,570,820

30 Sep 1983

4▲▼

£25,500

£1,600,000

7 Oct 1983

5▼

£15,050

£1,620,000

14 Oct 1983

5▲▼

£8,000

£1,630,500

21 Oct 1983

9▼

£5,550

£1,639,000

28 Oct 1983

9▲▼

£2,000

£1,641,250

4 Nov 1983

10▼

£1,050

£1,642,600

11 Nov 1983

12▼

£600

£1,643,300

US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 10

US Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

13 May 1983

1▲

$8,258,149

20 May 1983

2▼

$6,153,893

$17,478,900

27 May 1983

2▲▼

$6,239,999

$25,942,709

3 Jun 1983

5▼

$3,208,259

$30,420,065

10 Jun 1983

7▼

$1,908,080

$33,431,260

17 Jun 1983

8▼

$1,581,035

$35,973,470

24 Jun 1983

12▼

$1,063,756

$37,806,273

1 Jul 1983

12▲▼

$1,240,688

$39,684,916

8 Jul 1983

12▲▼

$865,372

$40,957,276

15 Jul 1983

14▼

$816,085

$42,313,354