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Flirting With Disaster

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1996

92 minutes (1 hrs 32 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

David O. Russell

Starring

Ben Stiller · Patricia Arquette · Téa Leoni · Mary Tyler Moore · George Segal · Alan Alda

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 12th April 1996

Australia release: 30th May 1996

France release: 5th June 1996

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 24th Jan '97
Debut position: 9
Highest position: 9
Debut gross: £264.6 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 7

US box office

Box Office debut: 22nd Mar '96
Debut position: 20
Highest position: 8
Debut gross: $164.5 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 5

Chart position history

UK box office

24 Jan, 1997
9

31 Jan, 1997
10

7 Feb, 1997
12

US box office

29 Mar, 1996
15

5 Apr, 1996
10

12 Apr, 1996
8

19 Apr, 1996
9

Global box office

Certificates

US
R

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag

£512 Thousand

US total gross
United States Flag

$14.7 Million

Global total gross
Global Flag

$14.7 Million

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