Film of the Day: What a Way to Go

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MOVIE

In & Out

1997

90 minutes (1 hrs 30 mins)

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Frank Oz

Starring

Kevin Kline · Joan Cusack · Tom Selleck · Matt Dillon · Debbie Reynolds · Wilford Brimley

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 19th September 1997

Canada release: 10th September 1997

Spain release: 20th November 1997

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 13th Feb '98
Debut position: 3
Highest position: 3
Debut gross: £923.6 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 5

US box office

Box Office debut: 19th Sep '97
Debut position: 1
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: $15 Million
Total chart weeks: 8

Chart position history

UK box office

13 Feb, 1998
3

20 Feb, 1998
3

27 Feb, 1998
4

6 Mar, 1998
6

13 Mar, 1998
10

US box office

19 Sep, 1997
1

26 Sep, 1997
2

3 Oct, 1997
4

10 Oct, 1997
4

17 Oct, 1997
5

24 Oct, 1997
7

31 Oct, 1997
10

7 Nov, 1997
15

Global box office

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£3.1 Million

US total gross
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$60.8 Million

Global total gross
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