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City of Joy

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

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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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 10

UK Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

City of Joy

2 Oct 1992

£1,052,348

9 Oct 1992

5▼

£701,565

£2,069,617

16 Oct 1992

7▼

£350,783

£2,525,635

23 Oct 1992

10▼

£175,392

£2,771,184

30 Oct 1992

14▼

£87,696

£2,898,343

6 Nov 1992

15▼

£43,848

£2,957,538

13 Nov 1992

17▼

£21,924

£2,988,232

20 Nov 1992

18▼

£8,770

£2,999,633

27 Nov 1992

19▼

£4,385

£3,005,991

4 Dec 1992

18▲

£1,754

£3,008,447

US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 5

US Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

17 Apr 1992

7▲

$3,405,890

24 Apr 1992

10▼

$2,205,580

$6,975,881

1 May 1992

13▼

$1,264,200

$8,850,041

8 May 1992

12▲

$1,193,400

$10,526,546

15 May 1992

10▲

$808,720

$11,750,202