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MOVIE

Independence Day

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING FILM SERIES NEWS

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: 3rd July 1996

Canada release: 2nd July 1996

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

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Certificates

US
PG-13

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag

£25.6 Million

US total gross
United States Flag

$306.2 Million

Global total gross
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$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

£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

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