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Dead Poets Society

Dead Poets Society
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1989
 128 minutes (2 hrs 08 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Peter Weir

Starring

Robin Williams · Robert Sean Leonard · Ethan Hawke · Josh Charles · Gale Hansen · Dylan Kussman

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 9th June 1989

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 22nd Sep '89
  • Debut position: 3
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £352 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 15

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 2nd Jun '89
  • Debut position: 14
  • Highest position: 3
  • Debut gross: $340.5 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 11

Chart position history

UK box office

22 Sep, 1989
3
29 Sep, 1989
1
6 Oct, 1989
1
13 Oct, 1989
1
20 Oct, 1989
4
27 Oct, 1989
6
3 Nov, 1989
8
10 Nov, 1989
11
17 Nov, 1989
14
24 Nov, 1989
13
29 Dec, 1989
13

US box office

2 Jun, 1989
14
9 Jun, 1989
3
16 Jun, 1989
3
23 Jun, 1989
5
14 Jul, 1989
8
21 Jul, 1989
7
28 Jul, 1989
9
4 Aug, 1989
10
11 Aug, 1989
11
1 Sep, 1989
14

Global box office

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £3.4 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $95.9 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $235.9 Million

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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 15

UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Dead Poets Society
22 Sep 1989
3N
£351,958
£351,958
29 Sep 1989
1▲
£425,979
£927,030
6 Oct 1989
1▲▼
£862,990
£2,178,366
13 Oct 1989
1▲▼
£431,495
£2,782,459
20 Oct 1989
4▼
£215,748
£3,095,294
27 Oct 1989
6▼
£107,874
£3,246,318
3 Nov 1989
8▼
£53,937
£3,321,830
10 Nov 1989
11▼
£26,969
£3,359,587
17 Nov 1989
14▼
£13,485
£3,379,140
24 Nov 1989
13▲
£6,743
£3,387,906
1 Dec 1989
16▼
£3,372
£3,392,290
8 Dec 1989
17▼
£1,686
£3,394,735
15 Dec 1989
17▲▼
£843
£3,395,831
22 Dec 1989
16▲
£422
£3,396,443
29 Dec 1989
13▲
£800
£3,397,603
US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 11

US Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
2 Jun 1989
14▼
$340,456
$340,456
9 Jun 1989
3▲
$7,540,464
$8,147,863
16 Jun 1989
3▲▼
$9,102,459
$22,464,763
23 Jun 1989
5▼
$7,344,976
$35,586,555
14 Jul 1989
8▼
$4,258,839
$63,871,066
21 Jul 1989
7▲
$3,547,080
$70,020,395
28 Jul 1989
9▼
$2,609,319
$74,665,205
4 Aug 1989
10▼
$2,110,905
$78,307,755
11 Aug 1989
11▼
$1,777,013
$81,084,878
25 Aug 1989
17▼
$963,442
$84,547,818
1 Sep 1989
14▲
$1,370,827
$86,402,887