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Harlem Nights

Harlem Nights
CAST & DIRECTORBOX OFFICE DATAGLOBAL RELEASESTOP GROSSINGNEWS
1990
 116 minutes (1 hrs 56 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Eddie Murphy

Starring

Eddie Murphy · Richard Pryor · Redd Foxx · Danny Aiello · Michael Lerner · Della Reese

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 17th November 1989

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 25th May '90
  • Debut position: 2
  • Highest position: 2
  • Debut gross: £719.3 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 11

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 17th Nov '89
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $16.1 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 6

Chart position history

UK box office

25 May, 1990
2
1 Jun, 1990
3
8 Jun, 1990
4
15 Jun, 1990
7
22 Jun, 1990
7
29 Jun, 1990
11
6 Jul, 1990
15

US box office

17 Nov, 1989
1
24 Nov, 1989
2
1 Dec, 1989
3
8 Dec, 1989
6
15 Dec, 1989
10
5 Jan, 1990
11

Global box office

Certificates

US
TV-14

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £1.9 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $60.9 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 11

UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Harlem Nights
25 May 1990
2N
£719,250
£719,250
1 Jun 1990
3▼
£395,192
£1,272,519
8 Jun 1990
4▼
£217,138
£1,576,512
15 Jun 1990
7▼
£119,307
£1,749,507
22 Jun 1990
7▲▼
£65,553
£1,834,726
29 Jun 1990
11▼
£36,018
£1,885,151
6 Jul 1990
15▼
£19,790
£1,913,847
13 Jul 1990
17▼
£10,874
£1,929,614
20 Jul 1990
16▲
£5,975
£1,937,680
27 Jul 1990
22▼
£3,283
£1,942,276
3 Aug 1990
20▲
£1,804
£1,944,711
US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 6

US Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
17 Nov 1989
1▲
$16,096,808
$16,096,808
24 Nov 1989
2▼
$11,136,904
$34,865,452
1 Dec 1989
3▼
$5,202,610
$42,544,572
8 Dec 1989
6▼
$2,917,788
$46,876,890
15 Dec 1989
10▼
$1,724,761
$49,476,458
5 Jan 1990
11▼
$1,244,030
$56,817,615