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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: 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

US
PG-13

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£3 Million

US total gross
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$11.8 Million

Global total gross
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25thframe.co.uk stats

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