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Chariots of Fire

Chariots of Fire
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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

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


U age rating
US
PG

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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