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Defending Your Life
1991
Director and Cast Quickview
Directed by
Albert Brooks
Starring
Albert Brooks · Michael Durrell · Meryl Streep · James Eckhouse · Gary Beach · Julie Cobb
Box Office Quickview
US box office
- Box Office debut: 12th Apr '91
- Debut position: 5
- Highest position: 5
- Debut gross: $3.1 Million
- Total chart weeks: 3
Chart position history
UK box office
US box office
12 Apr, 1991
5
5
19 Apr, 1991
6
6
3 May, 1991
13
13
Global box office
Total grosses
UK total gross
£0
£0
US total gross
$14.3 Million
$14.3 Million
Global total gross
$0
$0 25thframe.co.uk stats
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