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Do the Right Thing

Do the Right Thing

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1989

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Starring

Danny Aiello · Ossie Davis · Ruby Dee · Richard Edson · Giancarlo Esposito · Spike Lee

Full cast & crew

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 23rd Jun '89
Debut position: 4
Highest position: 4
Debut gross: £298.4 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 5

US box office

Box Office debut: 14th Jul '89
Debut position: 10
Highest position: 10
Debut gross: $3 Million
Total chart weeks: 4

Chart position history

UK box office

23 Jun, 1989
4

30 Jun, 1989
6

7 Jul, 1989
9

14 Jul, 1989
10

US box office

14 Jul, 1989
10

21 Jul, 1989
12

28 Jul, 1989
13

4 Aug, 1989
15

Global box office

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£572.6 Thousand

US total gross
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$27.5 Million

Global total gross
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$37.3 Million

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