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Independence Day

Independence Day
CAST & DIRECTORBOX OFFICE DATAGLOBAL RELEASESTOP GROSSINGFILM SERIESNEWS
1996
 145 minutes (2 hrs 25 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Roland Emmerich

Starring

Will Smith · Bill Pullman · Jeff Goldblum · Mary McDonnell · Judd Hirsch · Robert Loggia

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 3rd July 1996
Canada release date Canada release: 2nd July 1996
Jamaica release date Jamaica release: 3rd July 1996

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 9th Aug '96
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £7 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 10

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 5th Jul '96
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $96.1 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 19

Chart position history

UK box office

9 Aug, 1996
1
16 Aug, 1996
1
23 Aug, 1996
1
30 Aug, 1996
1
6 Sep, 1996
1
13 Sep, 1996
1
20 Sep, 1996
1
27 Sep, 1996
6
4 Oct, 1996
9
11 Oct, 1996
13

US box office

5 Jul, 1996
1
12 Jul, 1996
1
19 Jul, 1996
1
26 Jul, 1996
2
2 Aug, 1996
2
8 Aug, 1996
4
16 Aug, 1996
5
23 Aug, 1996
6
27 Sep, 1996
6
4 Oct, 1996
9
25 Oct, 1996
13
15 Nov, 1996
11
22 Nov, 1996
12
29 Nov, 1996
13
6 Dec, 1996
15
13 Dec, 1996
15

Global box office

Other movies in this series

Independence Day
Independence Day: Resurgence

Certificates

US
PG-13

12

12

TE

12

PG

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £25.6 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $306.2 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $817.4 Million

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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 10

UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Independence Day
9 Aug 1996
1N
£7,005,905
£7,005,905
16 Aug 1996
1▲▼
£3,905,792
£12,474,014
23 Aug 1996
1▲▼
£3,340,577
£17,150,822
30 Aug 1996
1▲▼
£2,038,470
£20,106,604
6 Sep 1996
1▲▼
£1,373,550
£22,098,252
13 Sep 1996
1▲▼
£968,780
£23,406,105
20 Sep 1996
1▲▼
£797,494
£24,442,847
27 Sep 1996
6▼
£494,482
£25,159,846
4 Oct 1996
9▼
£195,600
£25,423,906
11 Oct 1996
13▼
£96,883
£25,564,386
US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 19

US Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
5 Jul 1996
1▲
$96,102,252
$96,102,252
12 Jul 1996
1▲▼
$35,242,709
$160,312,716
19 Jul 1996
1▲▼
$21,274,817
$199,004,369
26 Jul 1996
2▼
$13,799,097
$223,114,893
2 Aug 1996
2▲▼
$10,996,314
$241,874,121
8 Aug 1996
4▼
$8,681,272
$256,756,659
16 Aug 1996
5▼
$5,810,981
$266,963,804
23 Aug 1996
6▼
$4,739,170
$274,504,698
27 Sep 1996
6▲▼
$2,550,338
$293,617,050
4 Oct 1996
9▼
$1,480,901
$295,730,534
25 Oct 1996
13▼
$1,217,504
$300,880,790
15 Nov 1996
11▲
$745,473
$304,738,610
22 Nov 1996
12▼
$404,893
$305,400,802
29 Nov 1996
13▼
$295,282
$305,891,406
6 Dec 1996
15▼
$91,511
$306,052,958
13 Dec 1996
15▲▼
$36,769
$306,124,059
20 Dec 1996
18▼
$5,244
$306,143,214
27 Dec 1996
28▼
$6,610
$306,153,456
3 Jan 1997
24▲
$8,116
$306,167,040