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Educating Rita

Educating Rita
CAST & DIRECTORBOX OFFICE DATAGLOBAL RELEASESTOP GROSSINGNEWS
1983
 110 minutes (1 hrs 50 mins)

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 date US release: 28th October 1983
Canada release date Canada release: 14th September 1983
Ireland release date 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

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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 14

UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Educating Rita
17 Jun 1983
3N
£421,725
£421,725
24 Jun 1983
3▲▼
£618,141
£1,256,215
1 Jul 1983
4▼
£268,757
£1,619,037
8 Jul 1983
5▼
£64,917
£1,709,921
15 Jul 1983
5▲▼
£64,917
£1,794,313
22 Jul 1983
6▼
£36,065
£1,846,607
29 Jul 1983
6▲▼
£20,036
£1,873,656
5 Aug 1983
6▲▼
£8,711
£1,884,980
12 Aug 1983
6▲▼
£4,839
£1,891,271
19 Aug 1983
7▼
£2,688
£1,895,034
26 Aug 1983
7▲▼
£1,920
£1,897,722
2 Sep 1983
8▼
£1,371
£1,899,641
9 Sep 1983
9▼
£800
£1,900,600
16 Sep 1983
9▲▼
£300
£1,901,000
US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 8

US Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
23 Sep 1983
15▼
$73,518
$73,518
28 Oct 1983
8▲
$1,120,022
$1,120,022
4 Nov 1983
9▼
$1,203,990
$3,589,001
11 Nov 1983
8▲
$1,223,070
$5,163,104
18 Nov 1983
13▼
$853,385
$6,331,225
25 Nov 1983
11▲
$1,082,353
$7,828,841
2 Dec 1983
8▲
$753,983
$8,741,012
9 Dec 1983
11▼
$396,723
$9,337,554