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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
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£223.3 Thousand

US total gross
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$43 Million

Global total gross
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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 9

UK Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

Escape From Alcatraz

2 Nov 1979

£110,586

9 Nov 1979

6▼

£33,821

£157,935

16 Nov 1979

5▲

£26,765

£196,744

23 Nov 1979

7▼

£11,500

£212,269

30 Nov 1979

7▲▼

£5,500

£220,244

7 Dec 1979

7▲▼

£1,050

£221,767

14 Dec 1979

8▼

£800

£222,684

21 Dec 1979

11▼

£300

£223,074

28 Dec 1979

8▲

£150

£223,284

US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 1

US Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

22 Jun 1979

2▲

$5,306,354