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Chariots of Fire

 1981
 125 minutes (2 hrs 05 mins)
Chariots of Fire
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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

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release
9th April 1982
United Kingdom release date United Kingdom release
15th May 1981
Norway release date Norway release
22nd 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
22 May, 1981
2
29 May, 1981
2
5 Jun, 1981
1
12 Jun, 1981
2
19 Jun, 1981
2
26 Jun, 1981
3
3 Jul, 1981
4
10 Jul, 1981
6
17 Jul, 1981
7
13 Jul, 2012
14

US box office

8 Jan, 1982
13
15 Jan, 1982
15
22 Jan, 1982
14
29 Jan, 1982
15
5 Feb, 1982
4
12 Feb, 1982
4
19 Feb, 1982
4
26 Feb, 1982
4
5 Mar, 1982
2
12 Mar, 1982
3
19 Mar, 1982
7
26 Mar, 1982
7
2 Apr, 1982
5
9 Apr, 1982
3
16 Apr, 1982
3
23 Apr, 1982
3
30 Apr, 1982
5
7 May, 1982
4
14 May, 1982
6
21 May, 1982
7
28 May, 1982
8
4 Jun, 1982
11
11 Jun, 1982
14

Global box office

Certificates

US
PG

12

L

0+

G

12

Tous publics

G

PG

U

Apt

Atp

A

T

12

12

12

M/12

12

F

B

K-3

AL

Btl

U

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £2.6 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $59 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $59.3 Million

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News from around the web
‘Like a tired boxer, battered by applause’: as Andrew Scott’s biopic premieres, Richard Eyre remembers Ian Charleson’s superb, near-death Hamlet  The Guardian Fri, 4th September 2026

‘Elsinore’ Review: Andrew Scott Is Powerfully Moving as Ian Charleson, the ‘Chariots of Fire’ Star Who Played Hamlet While Ravaged by AIDS  Variety Sat, 5th September 2026

The 1980 British movie Christopher Nolan crowns as a total “masterpiece”  Far Out Magazine Sat, 23rd May 2026

Andrew Scott to star in 'Elsinore,' a biopic about 'Chariots of Fire' actor Ian Charleson  IrishCentral Mon, 22nd December 2025

Acting background: The stars who started out as extras  BBC Fri, 13th March 2026

Andrew Scott’s Oscar-tipped Ian Charleson biopic to open London film festival  The Guardian Thu, 30th July 2026