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City of Joy

City of Joy
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1992
 132 minutes (2 hrs 12 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Roland Joffé

Starring

Patrick Swayze · Pauline Collins · Om Puri · Shabana Azmi · Ayesha Dharker · Santu Chowdhury

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 17th April 1992

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 2nd Oct '92
  • Debut position: 2
  • Highest position: 2
  • Debut gross: £1.1 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 10

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 17th Apr '92
  • Debut position: 7
  • Highest position: 7
  • Debut gross: $3.4 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 5

Chart position history

UK box office

2 Oct, 1992
2
9 Oct, 1992
5
16 Oct, 1992
7
23 Oct, 1992
10
30 Oct, 1992
14
6 Nov, 1992
15

US box office

17 Apr, 1992
7
24 Apr, 1992
10
1 May, 1992
13
8 May, 1992
12
15 May, 1992
10

Global box office

Certificates


15 age rating
US
PG-13

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £3 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $11.8 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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City of Joy (1992) ⭐ 6.5 | Crime, Drama  IMDb Tue, 20th September 2016

City of Joy: the powerful Netflix documentary where 'everything is about love'  The Guardian Tue, 4th September 2018

City Of Joy movie review & film summary (1992)  Roger Ebert Tue, 31st October 2017

Five powerful films to watch this World Refugee Day  UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency Wed, 18th June 2025

City of Joy Review  empireonline.com Sat, 1st January 2000