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MOVIE

Full Metal Jacket

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

1987

116 minutes (1 hrs 56 mins)

Production Country

United Kingdom • United States

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Stanley Kubrick

Starring

Matthew Modine · Adam Baldwin · Vincent D'Onofrio · R. Lee Ermey · Dorian Harewood · Kevyn Major Howard

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 10th July 1987

Canada release: 26th June 1987

United States release: 26th June 1987

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 11th Sep '87
Debut position: 1
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: £1.3 Million
Total chart weeks: 16

US box office

Box Office debut: 17th Jul '87
Debut position: 5
Highest position: 5
Debut gross: $4.5 Million
Total chart weeks: 4

WorldWide box office

Box Office debut: 26th Jun '87
Debut position: 1
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: $2.2 Million
Total weeks on top 15: 5

Chart position history

UK box office

11 Sep, 1987
1

18 Sep, 1987
2

25 Sep, 1987
2

2 Oct, 1987
2

9 Oct, 1987
2

16 Oct, 1987
4

23 Oct, 1987
7

30 Oct, 1987
8

6 Nov, 1987
7

13 Nov, 1987
11

20 Nov, 1987
11

27 Nov, 1987
13

4 Dec, 1987
13

US box office

17 Jul, 1987
5

24 Jul, 1987
7

31 Jul, 1987
8

7 Aug, 1987
11

Global box office

26 Jun, 1987
1

3 Jul, 1987
1

10 Jul, 1987
1

17 Jul, 1987
1

24 Jul, 1987
1

Certificates

US
R

M/18

18+

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag

£3.6 Million

US total gross
United States Flag

$46.4 Million

Global total gross
Global Flag

$50.2 Million

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Top Grossing Movie Chart Position

UK total gross
£3,587,487

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1972

Full Metal Jacket

1973

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US total gross
$46,357,676

1977

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1978

Full Metal Jacket

1979

Blended

Not a top Global grossing movie

Genres

Drama

War