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Film of the Day:
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MOVIE
Escape From Alcatraz
CAST & DIRECTOR
BOX OFFICE DATA
GLOBAL RELEASES
TOP GROSSING
NEWS
1979
Director and Cast Quickview
Directed by
Don Siegel
Starring
Clint Eastwood
· Patrick McGoohan · Roberts Blossom · Jack Thibeau · Fred Ward · Paul Benjamin
Full cast & crew
Box Office Quickview
UK box office
Debut box office:
2nd Nov '79
Debut position: 3
Highest position: 3
Debut gross: £110.6 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 9
US box office
Box Office debut: 22nd Jun '79
Debut position: 2
Highest position: 2
Debut gross: $5.3 Million
Total chart weeks: 1
Chart position history
UK box office
2 Nov,
1979
3
9 Nov,
1979
6
16 Nov,
1979
5
23 Nov,
1979
7
30 Nov,
1979
7
7 Dec,
1979
7
14 Dec,
1979
8
21 Dec,
1979
11
28 Dec,
1979
8
US box office
22 Jun,
1979
2
Global box office
Certificates
Total grosses
UK total gross
£223.3 Thousand
US total gross
$43 Million
Global total gross
$0
25thframe.co.uk stats
Total views:
12
First viewed:
24th Jul 2025
Last viewed:
19th Oct 2025
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