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MOVIE
Chariots of Fire
1981
125 minutes (2 hrs 05 mins)
CAST & DIRECTOR
BOX OFFICE DATA
GLOBAL RELEASES
TOP GROSSING
NEWS
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:
9th April 1982
United Kingdom release:
15th May 1981
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
Atp
G
12
F
12
K-3
Tous publics
12
L
U
12
T
G
U
B
AL
12
Apt
12
M/12
0+
PG
A
Btl
Total grosses
UK total gross
£2.6 Million
US total gross
$59 Million
Global total gross
$59.3 Million
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This weeks Box Office Positions
UK Box Office Info
Weeks on UK box office:
11
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
15 May 1981
1
N
£856,058
£856,058
22 May 1981
2
▼
£503,564
£1,510,691
29 May 1981
2
▲▼
£296,214
£1,895,769
5 Jun 1981
1
▲
£174,244
£2,148,423
12 Jun 1981
2
▼
£102,496
£2,297,042
19 Jun 1981
2
▲▼
£60,292
£2,384,465
26 Jun 1981
3
▼
£35,466
£2,432,344
3 Jul 1981
4
▼
£20,862
£2,461,551
10 Jul 1981
6
▼
£12,272
£2,479,345
17 Jul 1981
7
▼
£7,219
£2,488,730
13 Jul 2012
14
▼
£63,857
£2,132,544
26 Jul 2024
27
▼
£3,017
£3,017
16 Aug 2024
36
▼
£2,318
£10,513
US Box Office Info
Weeks on US box office:
23
US Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
8 Jan 1982
13
▲
$331,010
$4,333,992
15 Jan 1982
15
▼
$359,516
$4,837,000
22 Jan 1982
14
▲
$259,453
$5,215,249
29 Jan 1982
15
▼
$476,605
$5,803,579
5 Feb 1982
4
▲
$1,669,582
$7,627,460
12 Feb 1982
4
▲▼
$2,224,865
$10,389,966
19 Feb 1982
4
▲▼
$1,689,149
$12,570,598
26 Feb 1982
4
▲▼
$1,636,721
$14,785,000
5 Mar 1982
2
▲
$2,229,501
$17,490,000
12 Mar 1982
3
▼
$2,019,964
$20,301,485
19 Mar 1982
7
▼
$1,826,591
$22,883,210
26 Mar 1982
7
▲▼
$1,815,532
$24,698,742
2 Apr 1982
5
▲
$3,280,675
$29,874,443
9 Apr 1982
3
▲
$3,434,399
$34,848,533
16 Apr 1982
3
▲▼
$2,811,351
$39,145,193
23 Apr 1982
3
▲▼
$2,085,480
$42,230,436
30 Apr 1982
5
▼
$1,668,771
$44,674,859
7 May 1982
4
▲
$1,751,755
$47,069,237
14 May 1982
6
▼
$1,378,032
$49,113,957
21 May 1982
7
▼
$1,291,793
$50,967,438
28 May 1982
8
▼
$1,736,022
$53,256,841
4 Jun 1982
11
▼
$912,404
$54,545,413
11 Jun 1982
14
▼
$649,362
$55,593,332
Global Box Office Info
Global Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
US release: 9th April 1982
United Kingdom release: 15th May 1981
Norway release: 22nd May 1981
£2.6 Million 
$59 Million 
$59.3 Million