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Great Balls of Fire
1989
108 minutes (1 hrs 48 mins)
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Director and Cast Quickview
Directed by
Jim McBride
Starring
Dennis Quaid
·
Winona Ryder
· John Doe · Stephen Tobolowsky · Trey Wilson ·
Alec Baldwin
Full cast & crew
Release dates
US release
30th June 1989
Mexico release
22nd September 1989
Finland release
29th September 1989
Box Office Quickview
US box office
Box Office debut: 14th Jul '89
Debut position: 12
Highest position: 12
Debut gross: $1.2 Million
Total chart weeks: 1
Chart position history
UK box office
US box office
14 Jul,
1989
12
Global box office
Certificates
US
PG-13
Total grosses
UK total gross
£0
US total gross
$13.7 Million
Global total gross
$13.7 Million
25thframe.co.uk stats
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Sat, 1st January 2000
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Sun, 30th June 2019
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Fri, 25th October 2019
US release
Mexico release
Finland release
£0 
$13.7 Million 
$13.7 Million