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MOVIE

Lethal Weapon 2

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

1989

114 minutes (1 hrs 54 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Richard Donner

Starring

Mel Gibson · Danny Glover · Joe Pesci · Joss Ackland · Derrick O'Connor · Patsy Kensit

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 7th July 1989

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 25th Aug '89
Debut position: 1
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: £2 Million
Total chart weeks: 15

US box office

Box Office debut: 14th Jul '89
Debut position: 1
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: $17.2 Million
Total chart weeks: 8

Chart position history

UK box office

25 Aug, 1989
1

1 Sep, 1989
1

8 Sep, 1989
3

15 Sep, 1989
2

22 Sep, 1989
2

29 Sep, 1989
5

6 Oct, 1989
7

13 Oct, 1989
10

20 Oct, 1989
11

27 Oct, 1989
14

US box office

14 Jul, 1989
1

21 Jul, 1989
1

28 Jul, 1989
2

4 Aug, 1989
3

11 Aug, 1989
6

25 Aug, 1989
5

1 Sep, 1989
5

6 Oct, 1989
11

Global box office

Other movies in this series

Lethal Weapon

Lethal Weapon 2

Lethal Weapon 3

Lethal Weapon 4

Certificates

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag

£7.4 Million

US total gross
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$147.3 Million

Global total gross
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$227.9 Million

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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 15

UK Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

Lethal Weapon 2

25 Aug 1989

£2,048,186

1 Sep 1989

1▲▼

£1,674,827

£4,392,944

8 Sep 1989

3▼

£920,235

£5,681,273

15 Sep 1989

2▲

£505,624

£6,389,147

22 Sep 1989

2▲▼

£377,815

£6,899,197

29 Sep 1989

5▼

£152,646

£7,097,637

6 Oct 1989

7▼

£83,871

£7,210,863

13 Oct 1989

10▼

£46,083

£7,277,683

20 Oct 1989

11▼

£25,320

£7,311,865

27 Oct 1989

14▼

£13,912

£7,330,646

3 Nov 1989

18▼

£7,644

£7,340,583

10 Nov 1989

18▲▼

£4,200

£7,346,253

17 Nov 1989

19▼

£2,308

£7,349,484

24 Nov 1989

17▲

£1,268

£7,351,323

1 Dec 1989

21▼

£697

£7,352,334

US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 8

US Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

14 Jul 1989

1▲

$17,188,126

$49,212,120

21 Jul 1989

1▲▼

$13,022,249

$71,602,872

28 Jul 1989

2▼

$10,401,958

$88,845,480

4 Aug 1989

3▼

$8,040,033

$102,164,563

11 Aug 1989

6▼

$6,071,683

$112,102,140

25 Aug 1989

5▲

$3,335,582

$125,055,875

1 Sep 1989

5▲▼

$4,659,654

$131,302,932

6 Oct 1989

11▼

$1,118,457

$143,378,369