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Chariots of Fire
1981
125 minutes (2 hrs 05 mins)
Production Country
United Kingdom
Director and Cast Quickview
Directed by
Hugh Hudson
Starring
Nicholas Farrell · Nigel Havers · Ian Charleson · Ben Cross · Daniel Gerroll · Ian Holm
Release dates
US release9th April 1982
United Kingdom release15th May 1981
Norway release22nd May 1981
Box Office Quickview
UK box office
- Debut box office: 15th May '81
- Debut position: 1
- Highest position: 1
- Debut gross: £856.1 Thousand
- Total chart weeks: 13
US box office
- Box Office debut: 8th Jan '82
- Debut position: 13
- Highest position: 2
- Debut gross: $331 Thousand
- Total chart weeks: 23
Chart position history
UK box office
15 May, 1981
1
1
22 May, 1981
2
2
29 May, 1981
2
2
5 Jun, 1981
1
1
12 Jun, 1981
2
2
19 Jun, 1981
2
2
26 Jun, 1981
3
3
3 Jul, 1981
4
4
10 Jul, 1981
6
6
17 Jul, 1981
7
7
13 Jul, 2012
14
14
US box office
8 Jan, 1982
13
13
15 Jan, 1982
15
15
22 Jan, 1982
14
14
29 Jan, 1982
15
15
5 Feb, 1982
4
4
12 Feb, 1982
4
4
19 Feb, 1982
4
4
26 Feb, 1982
4
4
5 Mar, 1982
2
2
12 Mar, 1982
3
3
19 Mar, 1982
7
7
26 Mar, 1982
7
7
2 Apr, 1982
5
5
9 Apr, 1982
3
3
16 Apr, 1982
3
3
23 Apr, 1982
3
3
30 Apr, 1982
5
5
7 May, 1982
4
4
14 May, 1982
6
6
21 May, 1982
7
7
28 May, 1982
8
8
4 Jun, 1982
11
11
11 Jun, 1982
14
14
Global box office
Certificates
US
PG
PG
M/12
U
Tous publics
PG
L
12
0+
AL
12
A
G
G
Atp
Apt
K-3
12
12
12
T
Btl
U
12
B
F
Total grosses
UK total gross
£2.6 Million
£2.6 Million
US total gross
$59 Million
$59 Million
Global total gross
$59.3 Million
$59.3 Million 25thframe.co.uk stats
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