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Drowning By Numbers

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1988
 118 minutes (1 hrs 58 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Peter Greenaway

Starring

Joan Plowright · Juliet Stevenson · Joely Richardson · Bernard Hill · Jason Edwards · Bryan Pringle

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 1st June 1991
Canada release date Canada release: 10th September 1988
France release date France release: 5th October 1988

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 9th Sep '88
  • Debut position: 6
  • Highest position: 6
  • Debut gross: £99 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 6

Chart position history

UK box office

9 Sep, 1988
6
16 Sep, 1988
6
23 Sep, 1988
9
30 Sep, 1988
10
7 Oct, 1988
11

US box office

Global box office

Certificates


15 age rating

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £282.4 Thousand
US total gross
United States Flag  $0
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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