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Breaking the Waves

 1996
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Directed by

Lars von Trier

Starring

Emily Watson · Stellan Skarsgård · Katrin Cartlidge · Jean-Marc Barr · Adrian Rawlins · Jonathan Hackett

Full cast & crew

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 18th Oct '96
  • Debut position: 6
  • Highest position: 6
  • Debut gross: £417.5 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 5

Chart position history

UK box office

18 Oct, 1996
6
25 Oct, 1996
11
1 Nov, 1996
13

US box office

Global box office

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £733 Thousand
US total gross
United States Flag  $0
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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