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Heaven's Gate
1980
219 minutes (3 hrs 39 mins)
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Production Country
United States
Director and Cast Quickview
Directed by
Michael Cimino
Starring
Kris Kristofferson · Christopher Walken ·
John Hurt
· Sam Waterston · Brad Dourif · Isabelle Huppert
Full cast & crew
Release dates
US release
24th April 1981
United States release
19th November 1980
Canada release
24th April 1981
Box Office Quickview
UK box office
Debut box office:
9th Oct '81
Debut position: 1
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: £139.4 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 7
Chart position history
UK box office
9 Oct,
1981
1
16 Oct,
1981
2
23 Oct,
1981
2
30 Oct,
1981
3
6 Nov,
1981
3
13 Nov,
1981
4
20 Nov,
1981
4
US box office
Global box office
Total grosses
UK total gross
£316.7 Thousand
US total gross
$3.5 Million
Global total gross
$3.7 Million
25thframe.co.uk stats
News from around the web
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Screen Daily
Wed, 29th July 2026
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Dread Central
Fri, 5th June 2026
Heaven’s Gate Thriller ‘The Leader’ Sells to U.K., Canada Ahead of Tribeca Premiere (Exclusive)
The Hollywood Reporter
Thu, 14th May 2026
Heaven's Gate at 45 with Jeff and Susan Bridges
Substack
Tue, 18th November 2025
The “beautiful” 1980 movie Christopher Walken wants everyone to see: “Go and feast your eyes”
Far Out Magazine
Mon, 11th May 2026
Tribeca Film Review: ‘The Leader’ is an Unsettling Look at the Heaven's Gate Cult with Captivating Performances from Tim Blake Nelson, Vera Farmiga, and Jim Parsons
Awards Radar
Sun, 7th June 2026
US release
United States release
Canada release
£316.7 Thousand $3.5 Million 
$3.7 Million