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Flirting With Disaster

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

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
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$14.7 Million

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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 7

UK Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

Flirting With Disaster

24 Jan 1997

£264,644

31 Jan 1997

10▼

£132,322

£443,279

7 Feb 1997

12▼

£50,893

£511,985

14 Feb 1997

16▼

£19,574

£467,433

21 Feb 1997

18▼

£13,981

£481,414

28 Feb 1997

21▼

£5,377

£486,791

7 Mar 1997

20▲

£3,841

£490,632

US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 5

US Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

22 Mar 1996

20▲▼

$164,458

29 Mar 1996

15▲

$705,899

$936,673

5 Apr 1996

10▲

$2,383,717

$3,577,406

12 Apr 1996

8▲

$3,772,866

$7,350,272

19 Apr 1996

9▼

$2,511,091

$9,861,363