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Great Expectations
1998
111 minutes (1 hrs 51 mins)
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Production Country
United States
Director and Cast Quickview
Directed by
Alfonso Cuarón
Starring
Ethan Hawke
·
Gwyneth Paltrow
· Hank Azaria ·
Chris Cooper
· Anne Bancroft ·
Robert De Niro
Full cast & crew
Release dates
US release
30th January 1998
Canada release
30th January 1998
United States release
30th January 1998
Box Office Quickview
UK box office
Debut box office:
17th Apr '98
Debut position: 4
Highest position: 4
Debut gross: £672.4 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 4
US box office
Box Office debut: 30th Jan '98
Debut position: 2
Highest position: 2
Debut gross: $9.6 Million
Total chart weeks: 3
Chart position history
UK box office
17 Apr,
1998
4
24 Apr,
1998
4
1 May,
1998
12
8 May,
1998
14
US box office
30 Jan,
1998
2
6 Feb,
1998
5
Global box office
Certificates
US
R
M
11
12
16
M/12
15
14
13
11
14
12
6
B
15
L
16+
12+
A
M18
PG-13
Tous publics
G
D
KT/EA
K-12
Not Rated
Total grosses
UK total gross
£1.4 Million
US total gross
$26.4 Million
Global total gross
$55.5 Million
25thframe.co.uk stats
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