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Film of the Day: She's All That
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MOVIE

Buster

Buster
CAST & DIRECTORBOX OFFICE DATAGLOBAL RELEASESTOP GROSSINGNEWS
1988
 102 minutes (1 hrs 42 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

David Green

Starring

Phil Collins · Julie Walters · Larry Lamb · Stephanie Lawrence · Ellie Beaven · Michael Attwell

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 23rd November 1988
United Kingdom release date United Kingdom release: 16th September 1988
Denmark release date Denmark release: 7th October 1988

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 16th Sep '88
  • Debut position: 6
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £65.9 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 15

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 25th Nov '88
  • Debut position: 17
  • Highest position: 17
  • Debut gross: $265 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 1

Chart position history

UK box office

16 Sep, 1988
6
23 Sep, 1988
6
30 Sep, 1988
5
7 Oct, 1988
6
14 Oct, 1988
1
21 Oct, 1988
2
28 Oct, 1988
3
4 Nov, 1988
3
11 Nov, 1988
4
18 Nov, 1988
5
25 Nov, 1988
8
2 Dec, 1988
10
9 Dec, 1988
11
16 Dec, 1988
13
23 Dec, 1988
14

US box office

Global box office

Certificates

US
R

M

10

M/12

AL

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £4 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $540 Thousand
Global total gross
Global Flag  $5.9 Million

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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 15

UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Buster
16 Sep 1988
6N
£65,883
£65,883
23 Sep 1988
6▲▼
£60,000
£143,883
30 Sep 1988
5▲
£70,729
£239,367
7 Oct 1988
6▼
£69,920
£333,759
14 Oct 1988
1▲
£1,035,954
£1,784,095
21 Oct 1988
2▼
£717,977
£2,753,364
28 Oct 1988
3▼
£458,989
£3,395,949
4 Nov 1988
3▲▼
£229,495
£3,717,242
11 Nov 1988
4▼
£114,748
£3,894,849
18 Nov 1988
5▼
£57,374
£3,975,173
25 Nov 1988
8▼
£31,874
£4,018,203
2 Dec 1988
10▼
£15,937
£4,038,921
9 Dec 1988
11▼
£7,969
£4,049,281
16 Dec 1988
13▼
£108
£4,049,421
23 Dec 1988
14▼
£154
£4,049,644
US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 1

US Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
25 Nov 1988
17▼
$265,038
$350,071