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Dances With Wolves

Dances With Wolves
1990
 181 minutes (3 hrs 01 mins)

Production Country

United States • United Kingdom

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Starring

Kevin Costner · Mary McDonnell · Graham Greene · Rodney A. Grant · Floyd Red Crow Westerman · Tantoo Cardinal

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 21st November 1990
United States release date United States release: 9th November 1990
United States release date United States release: 21st November 1990

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 8th Feb '91
  • Debut position: 2
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £1.7 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 20

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 9th Nov '90
  • Debut position: 17
  • Highest position: 3
  • Debut gross: $598.3 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 18

Chart position history

UK box office

8 Feb, 1991
2
15 Feb, 1991
2
22 Feb, 1991
4
1 Mar, 1991
4
8 Mar, 1991
7
15 Mar, 1991
7
22 Mar, 1991
11
29 Mar, 1991
13
5 Apr, 1991
1
12 Apr, 1991
2
19 Apr, 1991
3
26 Apr, 1991
3
3 May, 1991
5
10 May, 1991
6
17 May, 1991
9
24 May, 1991
12
31 May, 1991
15
7 Jun, 1991
15
14 Jun, 1991
13

US box office

16 Nov, 1990
13
23 Nov, 1990
3
30 Nov, 1990
4
7 Dec, 1990
4
14 Dec, 1990
4
4 Jan, 1991
4
11 Jan, 1991
5
15 Feb, 1991
5
22 Feb, 1991
5
8 Mar, 1991
6
15 Mar, 1991
8
12 Apr, 1991
4
19 Apr, 1991
5
3 May, 1991
9
17 May, 1991
11
24 May, 1991
15
14 Jun, 1991
12

Global box office

Certificates


C16

14

M

15

12

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £12.2 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $184.2 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $424.2 Million

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Each week Salty Popcorn presents a rundown of the UK box office chart headlines on this weekend over the last 30 years.

A year ago (2020)

No.1 movie: - The Invisible Man which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

Top total grossing and longest run: - 1917 which had taken £43.7 Million over 11 weeks of release.

This weekend saw cinemas close in the UK due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, the box office for this week was from a small number of cinemas that stayed open for a day or two over the weekend.

Five years ago (2016)

No.1 movie: - Kung Fu Panda 3 which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

Highest debut: - 10 Cloverfield Lane directed by Dan Trachtenberg and starring John Goodman and Mary Elizabeth Winstead which entered the box office at number 2.

Longest run: - Dads Army which had been on the box office for 6 weeks.

Top total grossing: - Deadpool which had taken £36.8 Million after 6 weeks of release.

Ten years ago (2011)

No.1 movie: - Rango which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

Highest debut: - Chalet Girl directed by Phil Traill and starring Miquita Oliver and Rick Edwards which entered the box office at number 4.

Top total grossing and longest run: - The Kings Speech which had taken £44 Million over 11 weeks of release.

Fifteen years ago (2006)

No. 1 and highest debut: - The Pink Panther starring Steve Martin and Kevin Kline and directed by Shawn Levy

Longest run: - Walk the Line which had been on the box office for 7 weeks.

Top total grossing: - Chicken Little which had taken £13.1 Million after 6 weeks of release.

Twenty years ago (2001)

No. 1 and highest debut: - Enemy At the Gates starring Jude Law and Ed Harris and directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud

Longest run: - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon which had been on the box office for 11 weeks.

Top total grossing: - Hannibal which had taken £20.2 Million after 5 weeks of release.

Twenty five years ago (1996)

No. 1 and highest debut: - Get Shorty starring John Travolta and Gene Hackman and directed by Barry Sonnenfeld

Longest run: - Babe which had been on the box office for 15 weeks.

Top total grossing: - Seven which had taken £19.5 Million after 12 weeks of release.

Thirty years ago (1991)

No. 1 and highest debut: - Look Who's Talking Too starring John Travolta and Kirstie Alley and directed by Amy Heckerling

Longest run: - Home Alone which had been on the box office for 16 weeks.

Top total grossing: - Dances With Wolves which had taken £10.2 Million after 7 weeks of release.

As we get closer to the re-opening of UK cinemas we take a look back at what was making headlines at the UK box office in the last 30 years.

We take a look at 1991 where Awakenings was the top movie, 2016 with Kung Fu Panda hitting the top and 2006 where The Hills Have Eyes was the new film at number 1.

A year ago (2020)

No.1 movie: - Onward which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

Highest debut: - The Hunt directed by Craig Zobel and starring Betty Gilpin and Hilary Swank which entered the box office at number 3.

Top total grossing and longest run: - 1917 which had taken £43.7 Million over 10 weeks of release.

Five years ago (2016)

No. 1 and highest debut: - Kung Fu Panda 3 starring Jack Black and Bryan Cranston and directed by Alessandro Carloni and Jennifer Yuh

Top total grossing and longest run: - Star Wars: The Force Awakens which had taken £122.9 Million over 13 weeks of release.

Ten years ago (2011)

No. 1 and Highest debut: - Battle: Los Angeles starring Aaron Eckhart and Ramón Rodríguez and directed by Jonathan Liebesman

Top total grossing and longest run: - The Kings Speech which had taken £43.3 Million over 10 weeks of release.

Fifteen years ago (2006)

No. 1 and highest debut: - The Hills Have Eyes starring Maxime Giffard and Michael Bailey Smith and directed by Alexandre Aja

Longest run: - Walk the Line which had been on the box office for 6 weeks.

Top total grossing: - Chicken Little which had taken £12.5 Million after 5 weeks of release.

Twenty years ago (2001)

No. 1 movie: - Hannibal which had been at the top for 4 weeks and with a total gross of £19.1 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

Highest Debut: - The Watcher directed by Joe Charbanic and starring James Spader and Marisa Tomei which entered the box office at number 7.

Longest run: - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon which had been on the box office for 10 weeks.

Twenty five years ago (1996)

No.1 movie: - Trainspotting which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

Highest debut: - Restoration directed by Michael Hoffman and starring Robert Downey Jr. and Sam Neill which entered the box office at number 10.

Longest run: - Babe which had been on the box office for 14 weeks.

Top total grossing: - Seven which had taken £19.3 Million after 11 weeks of release.

Thirty years ago (1991)

No. 1 and highest debut: - Awakenings starring Robert De Niro and Robin Williams and directed by Penny Marshall

Longest run: - Home Alone which had been on the box office for 15 weeks.

Top total grossing: - Dances With Wolves which had taken £10.1 Million after 6 weeks of release.

Each week we present a rundown of the UK box office chart headlines on this same weekend over the last 30 years.

Making headlines were Onward from this time last year, Rango hitting the top of the box office in 2011 and the classic Transpotting which was the bog movie of the week in 1996.

A year ago (2020) -

No. 1 and highest debut: - Onward starring Tom Holland and Chris Pratt and directed by Dan Scanlon

Top total grossing and longest run: - 1917 which had taken £43.4 Million over 9 weeks of release.

Five years ago (2016) -

No. 1 and highest debut: - London Has Fallen starring Gerard Butler and Aaron Eckhart and directed by Babak Najafi

Top total grossing and longest run: - Star Wars: The Force Awakens which had taken £122.8 Million over 12 weeks of release.

Ten years ago (2011) -

No. 1 and Highest debut: - Rango starring Johnny Depp and Isla Fisher and directed by Gore Verbinski

Top total grossing and longest run: - The Kings Speech which had taken £41.9 Million over 9 weeks of release.

Fifteen years ago (2006) -

No.1 movie: - Date Movie which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

Highest debut: - Syriana directed by Stephen Gaghan and starring Kayvan Novak and George Clooney which entered the box office at number 2.

Longest run: - Brokeback Mountain which had been on the box office for 9 weeks.

Top total grossing: - Chicken Little which had taken £11.8 Million after 4 weeks of release.

Twenty years ago (2001) -

No. 1 movie: - Hannibal which had been at the top for 3 weeks and with a total gross of £17 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

Highest Debut: - Chocolat directed by Lasse Hallstrm and starring Juliette Binoche and Judi Dench which entered the box office at number 2.

Longest run: - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon which had been on the box office for 9 weeks.

Twenty five years ago (1996) -

No. 1 and highest debut: - Trainspotting starring Ewan McGregor and Ewen Bremner and directed by Danny Boyle

Longest run: - Babe which had been on the box office for 13 weeks.

Top total grossing: - Seven which had taken £18.8 Million after 10 weeks of release.

Thirty years ago (1991) -

No. 1 and highest debut: - The Godfather Part III starring Al Pacino and Diane Keaton and directed by Francis Ford Coppola

Longest run: - Home Alone which had been on the box office for 14 weeks.

Top total grossing: - Dances With Wolves which had taken £9.5 Million after 5 weeks of release.

Stopping London Has Fallen in its tracks after only one week at the top King Fu Panda 3 flies in with a high kick that no one could stop.

Taking a reasonable £4.7 million from the weekend this is the lowest debuting film for the series to date.

Kung Fu Panda 2 and the original broth managed to gross in the region of £6 million on their debuts.

With Disney's Zootopia just round the corner and getting great reviews Kung Fu Panda 3 could well struggle to bring in decent numbers.

Falling from the top spot to number 3 after its debut at the top is London Has Fallen, a second week gross of £1.8 million brings its total to £6.4 million after 10 days.

Highest total grossing movie on the box offie this week is Deadpool which after 5 weeks has taken £35.7 million.

Historical charts

A year ago - The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel was still at the top of the box office leaving Liam Neeson's Run All Night to enter highest at 2.

Five years ago - Battle: Los Angeles made its debut at the top of the UK box office while Rango fell into second place.

Ten years ago - Horror remake The Hills Have Eyes entered at the top of the chart knocking Date Movie down to number 2.

Fifteen years ago - Hannibal stayed at the top of the box office leaving the highest new entry to debut at number 7 in the shape of The Watcher.

Twenty years ago - Trainspotting remained at the top of the box office and in a quiet week for new releases there was nothing entering the box office this week.

Twenty five years ago - The Godfather Part III made its debut at the top knocking Dances With Wolves down to number 2 after a four weeks at the top

Ending the 3 week run of Deadpool this week is London Has Fallen which takes over on its debut weekend of release.

The sequel to the 2013 film about the White House takes over at the top with a debut weekend gross of £3.2 million.

It could be the location of course but London debuts with a £1 million gross higher than the original film, plenty of competition down the line to see this disappear quite quickly.

Deadpool falls to number 2 this week, the superhero film is still doing good numbers at the box office and this week does £1.5 million to brings its total to £34.1 million.

Deadpool is also the highest total grossing film on the box office this week.

Also new this week is Hail, Caesar! from The Coen Brother at number 3, The Other Side of The Door at number 9 and The Choice at number 10.

Historical Charts

A year ago - Staying on top for a second week was The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel while the highest new film of the week was Chappie at number 4.

Five years ago - Rango entered the box office at the top and with a all new top 3 Paul fell from the top to 4.

Ten years ago - Comedy Date Movie stayed for another week at the top while Syriana entered the highest at number 2.

Fifteen years ago - Hannibal managed to stay another week at the top while Chocolat made its entry at number 2 as the highest new film.

Twenty years ago - Trainspotting and Sense and Sensibility traded places on the box office in the number 1 and number 2 spots while the highest new film was Strange Days right down at 7.

Twenty five years ago - Dances With Wolves remained at the top for a fifth week while Green Card was the highest new film at number 2.