1988
132 minutes (2 hrs 12 mins) Director and Cast Quickview
Release dates

US release:
20th July 1988
United States release:
15th July 1988
Canada release:
20th July 1988
Box Office Quickview
UK box office
- Debut box office: 3rd Feb '89
- Debut position: 1
- Highest position: 1
- Debut gross: £523.5 Thousand
- Total chart weeks: 16
US box office
- Box Office debut: 15th Jul '88
- Debut position: 16
- Highest position: 3
- Debut gross: $601.9 Thousand
- Total chart weeks: 13
WorldWide box office
- Box Office debut: 15th Jul '88
- Debut position: 1
- Highest position: 1
- Debut gross: $601.9 Thousand
- Total weeks on top 15: 19
Chart position history
UK box office
3 Feb, 1989
1
10 Feb, 1989
1
17 Feb, 1989
2
24 Feb, 1989
4
3 Mar, 1989
9
10 Mar, 1989
7
17 Mar, 1989
10
24 Mar, 1989
11
31 Mar, 1989
14
7 Apr, 1989
14
7 Dec, 2018
15
4 Dec, 2020
9
11 Dec, 2020
12
18 Dec, 2020
12
16 Dec, 2022
13
22 Dec, 2023
14
US box office
22 Jul, 1988
3
29 Jul, 1988
4
2 Sep, 1988
4
7 Oct, 1988
6
14 Oct, 1988
7
21 Oct, 1988
13
28 Oct, 1988
13
4 Dec, 2020
10
11 Dec, 2020
12
8 Dec, 2023
15
Global box office
15 Jul, 1988
1
22 Jul, 1988
1
29 Jul, 1988
1
5 Aug, 1988
1
12 Aug, 1988
1
19 Aug, 1988
1
26 Aug, 1988
1
2 Sep, 1988
1
9 Sep, 1988
1
16 Sep, 1988
1
23 Sep, 1988
1
30 Sep, 1988
1
7 Oct, 1988
1
14 Oct, 1988
1
21 Oct, 1988
1
3 Feb, 1989
1
10 Feb, 1989
1
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Total grosses
UK total gross

£2.7 Million
US total gross

$83.8 Million
Global total gross

$141.6 Million
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