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Ferris Bueller's Day Off

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

1987

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

John Hughes

Starring

Matthew Broderick · Alan Ruck · Mia Sara · Jeffrey Jones · Jennifer Grey · Cindy Pickett

Full cast & crew

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 20th Feb '87
Debut position: 3
Highest position: 3
Debut gross: £290.1 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 7

US box office

Box Office debut: 13th Jun '86
Debut position: 2
Highest position: 2
Debut gross: $6.3 Million
Total chart weeks: 17

Chart position history

UK box office

20 Feb, 1987
3

27 Feb, 1987
6

6 Mar, 1987
6

13 Mar, 1987
8

20 Mar, 1987
8

27 Mar, 1987
11

3 Apr, 1987
11

US box office

13 Jun, 1986
2

20 Jun, 1986
5

27 Jun, 1986
7

4 Jul, 1986
7

11 Jul, 1986
8

18 Jul, 1986
7

25 Jul, 1986
10

1 Aug, 1986
12

8 Aug, 1986
15

15 Aug, 1986
15

22 Aug, 1986
15

29 Aug, 1986
15

5 Sep, 1986
11

12 Sep, 1986
9

19 Sep, 1986
10

26 Sep, 1986
11

3 Oct, 1986
11

Global box office

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£623 Thousand

US total gross
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$70.1 Million

Global total gross
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Last viewed:
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