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High Spirits

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1988

99 minutes (1 hrs 39 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Neil Jordan

Starring

Peter O'Toole · Donal McCann · Mary Coughlan · Liz Smith · Tom Hickey · Tony Rohr

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 18th November 1988

Argentina release: 24th November 1988

Ireland release: 9th December 1988

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 9th Dec '88
Debut position: 3
Highest position: 3
Debut gross: £1 Million
Total chart weeks: 11

US box office

Box Office debut: 18th Nov '88
Debut position: 5
Highest position: 5
Debut gross: $3.3 Million
Total chart weeks: 3

Chart position history

UK box office

9 Dec, 1988
3

16 Dec, 1988
4

23 Dec, 1988
4

30 Dec, 1988
6

6 Jan, 1989
9

13 Jan, 1989
10

20 Jan, 1989
11

27 Jan, 1989
12

3 Feb, 1989
13

10 Feb, 1989
14

17 Feb, 1989
15

US box office

18 Nov, 1988
5

25 Nov, 1988
7

2 Dec, 1988
10

Global box office

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£2.3 Million

US total gross
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$7.4 Million

Global total gross
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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 11

UK Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

High Spirits

9 Dec 1988

£1,023,643

16 Dec 1988

4▼

£487,449

£1,681,699

23 Dec 1988

4▲▼

£194,980

£1,964,420

30 Dec 1988

6▼

£92,848

£2,094,407

6 Jan 1989

9▼

£66,320

£2,181,286

13 Jan 1989

10▼

£31,581

£2,222,341

20 Jan 1989

11▼

£22,558

£2,253,922

27 Jan 1989

12▼

£9,023

£2,265,652

3 Feb 1989

13▼

£4,297

£2,271,883

10 Feb 1989

14▼

£2,046

£2,274,543

17 Feb 1989

15▼

£1,518

£2,276,592

US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 3

US Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

18 Nov 1988

5▲

$3,308,250

25 Nov 1988

7▼

$2,020,396

$6,327,811

2 Dec 1988

10▼

$687,232

$7,399,763