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Desperately Seeking Susan

 1985
 104 minutes (1 hrs 44 mins)
Desperately Seeking Susan
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Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Susan Seidelman

Starring

Rosanna Arquette · Madonna · Aidan Quinn · Mark Blum · Robert Joy · Laurie Metcalf

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release
12th April 1985

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 6th Sep '85
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £675.1 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 7

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 29th Mar '85
  • Debut position: 14
  • Highest position: 5
  • Debut gross: $1.5 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 11

Chart position history

UK box office

6 Sep, 1985
1
13 Sep, 1985
1
20 Sep, 1985
1
27 Sep, 1985
1
4 Oct, 1985
2
11 Oct, 1985
5
18 Oct, 1985
12

US box office

29 Mar, 1985
14
5 Apr, 1985
13
12 Apr, 1985
5
19 Apr, 1985
5
26 Apr, 1985
7
3 May, 1985
9
10 May, 1985
10
17 May, 1985
7
24 May, 1985
8
31 May, 1985
8
14 Jun, 1985
12

Global box office

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £3 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $24.4 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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News from around the web
Desperately Seeking Susan  film-authority.com Mon, 6th October 2025

Cult Classics: Desperately Seeking Susan  National Film and Sound Archive Thu, 19th March 2026

Detail in iconic film leaves fans stunned  News.com.au Tue, 11th August 2026

Rosanna Arquette Reveals She Wasn’t Invited to the Premiere of Her Hit ‘80s Film Starring Madonna  People.com Sat, 14th February 2026

“We were so miserable”: the movie Madonna hated every second of making  Far Out Magazine Tue, 24th March 2026

Like a cinema virgin: how Madonna went stratospheric making Desperately Seeking Susan  The Guardian Thu, 24th November 2022