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Breaking the Waves

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1996

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Directed by

Starring

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

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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

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£733 Thousand

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