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In the Name of the Father

 1993
 133 minutes (2 hrs 13 mins)
In the Name of the Father

Production Country

Ireland • United Kingdom • United States

Production Studio

Hells Kitchen Films

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Starring

Alison Crosbie · Philip King · Emma Thompson · Nye Heron · Daniel Day-Lewis · Anthony Brophy

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release
25th February 1994
Ireland release date Ireland release
27th December 1993
United States release date United States release
29th December 1993

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 11th Feb '94
  • Debut position: 4
  • Highest position: 4
  • Debut gross: £1.9 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 6

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 31st Dec '93
  • Debut position: 21
  • Highest position: 13
  • Debut gross: $109.8 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 8

Chart position history

UK box office

11 Feb, 1994
4
18 Feb, 1994
4
25 Feb, 1994
7
4 Mar, 1994
8
11 Mar, 1994
11
18 Mar, 1994
10

US box office

14 Jan, 1994
15
21 Jan, 1994
13
28 Jan, 1994
14
18 Mar, 1994
14

Global box office

Certificates


15

14

16

K-16

PG

16

16

14

13

K-12

R-18

U

15

12

B

Tous publics

16+

14

M

T

15

M/12

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £5.8 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $22.1 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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