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MOVIE

Children of a Lesser God

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

1986

119 minutes (1 hrs 59 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Randa Haines

Starring

William Hurt · Marlee Matlin · Piper Laurie · Philip Bosco · Allison Gompf · John F. Cleary

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 31st October 1986

Canada release: 13th September 1986

Argentina release: 12th February 1987

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 27th Feb '87
Debut position: 2
Highest position: 2
Debut gross: £557.4 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 9

US box office

Box Office debut: 3rd Oct '86
Debut position: 5
Highest position: 5
Debut gross: $1.9 Million
Total chart weeks: 13

Chart position history

UK box office

27 Feb, 1987
2

6 Mar, 1987
3

13 Mar, 1987
3

20 Mar, 1987
4

27 Mar, 1987
6

3 Apr, 1987
7

10 Apr, 1987
8

17 Apr, 1987
8

24 Apr, 1987
10

US box office

3 Oct, 1986
5

10 Oct, 1986
8

17 Oct, 1986
6

24 Oct, 1986
8

31 Oct, 1986
7

7 Nov, 1986
9

14 Nov, 1986
7

21 Nov, 1986
10

28 Nov, 1986
11

5 Dec, 1986
12

6 Feb, 1987
15

13 Feb, 1987
14

Global box office

Certificates

US
R

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£1.5 Million

US total gross
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$27.3 Million

Global total gross
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Box Office Release Breakdown

Canada release date: 13th September 1986
USA release date: 31st October 1986
Argentina release date: 12th February 1987
Australia release date: 26th February 1987
Spain release date: 27th February 1987
UK release date: 27th February 1987
Ireland release date: 27th February 1987
Portugal release date: 27th February 1987
Sweden release date: 27th February 1987
Italy release date: 5th March 1987
Netherlands release date: 5th March 1987
Denmark release date: 6th March 1987
Finland release date: 6th March 1987
Belgium release date: 12th March 1987
Taiwan release date: 14th March 1987
France release date: 18th March 1987
Colombia release date: 19th March 1987
Japan release date: 21st March 1987
South Korea release date: 24th October 1987
India release date: 22nd June 1988
East Germany release date: 9th September 1988
Hungary release date: 28th September 1989
Greece release date: 6th February 2003
Brazil release date: 21st May 2013