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Educating Rita

1983

110 minutes (1 hrs 50 mins)

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Lewis Gilbert

Starring

Michael Caine · Julie Walters · Michael Williams · Maureen Lipman · Jeananne Crowley · Malcolm Douglas

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release
28th October 1983

Canada release
14th September 1983

Ireland release
23rd September 1983

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 17th Jun '83
Debut position: 3
Highest position: 3
Debut gross: £421.7 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 14

US box office

Box Office debut: 23rd Sep '83
Debut position: 15
Highest position: 8
Debut gross: $73.5 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 8

Chart position history

UK box office

17 Jun, 1983
3

24 Jun, 1983
3

1 Jul, 1983
4

8 Jul, 1983
5

15 Jul, 1983
5

22 Jul, 1983
6

29 Jul, 1983
6

5 Aug, 1983
6

12 Aug, 1983
6

19 Aug, 1983
7

26 Aug, 1983
7

2 Sep, 1983
8

9 Sep, 1983
9

16 Sep, 1983
9

US box office

23 Sep, 1983
15

28 Oct, 1983
8

4 Nov, 1983
9

11 Nov, 1983
8

18 Nov, 1983
13

25 Nov, 1983
11

2 Dec, 1983
8

9 Dec, 1983
11

Global box office

Certificates

US
PG

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag

£1.9 Million

US total gross
United States Flag

$14.6 Million

Global total gross
Global Flag

$18.2 Million

25thframe.co.uk stats

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