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Fairytale: A True Story

 1997
 99 minutes (1 hrs 39 mins)
Fairytale: A True Story
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Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Charles Sturridge

Starring

Harvey Keitel · Jason Salkey · Peter O'Toole · Lara Morgan · Adam Franks · Guy Witcher

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release
24th October 1997
Barbados release date Barbados release
20th October 1997
Philippines release date Philippines release
22nd October 1997

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 13th Feb '98
  • Debut position: 5
  • Highest position: 4
  • Debut gross: £272.3 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 9

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 24th Oct '97
  • Debut position: 6
  • Highest position: 6
  • Debut gross: $3.5 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 4

Chart position history

UK box office

13 Feb, 1998
5
20 Feb, 1998
4
27 Feb, 1998
8
6 Mar, 1998
9
13 Mar, 1998
12
20 Mar, 1998
14
27 Mar, 1998
13

US box office

24 Oct, 1997
6
31 Oct, 1997
7
7 Nov, 1997
10
14 Nov, 1997
14

Global box office

Certificates

US
PG

G

G

Livre

M/6

Tous publics

7

T

G

6

G

PG

U

L

7

G

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £1.8 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $12.2 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

25thframe.co.uk stats

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