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East Is East

East Is East
1999
 96 minutes (1 hrs 36 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Damien O'Donnell

Starring

Om Puri · Linda Bassett · Jordan Routledge · Archie Panjabi · Emil Marwa · Chris Bisson

Full cast & crew

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 5th Nov '99
  • Debut position: 5
  • Highest position: 2
  • Debut gross: £435.6 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 19

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 9th Jun '00
  • Debut position: 17
  • Highest position: 17
  • Debut gross: $235.4 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 10

Chart position history

UK box office

5 Nov, 1999
5
12 Nov, 1999
6
19 Nov, 1999
2
26 Nov, 1999
3
3 Dec, 1999
4
10 Dec, 1999
5
17 Dec, 1999
5
24 Dec, 1999
10
31 Dec, 1999
8
7 Jan, 2000
8
14 Jan, 2000
8
21 Jan, 2000
9
28 Jan, 2000
11
4 Feb, 2000
12
11 Feb, 2000
10
18 Feb, 2000
11
25 Feb, 2000
14
3 Mar, 2000
13
10 Mar, 2000
15

US box office

Global box office

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East Is East

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £10.1 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $4.2 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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