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Licence to Kill

Licence to Kill
CAST & DIRECTORBOX OFFICE DATAGLOBAL RELEASESTOP GROSSINGFILM SERIESNEWS
1989
 133 minutes (2 hrs 13 mins)

Production Country

United Kingdom • United States • Mexico

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

John Glen

Starring

Timothy Dalton · Carey Lowell · Robert Davi · Talisa Soto · Anthony Zerbe · Frank McRae

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 14th July 1989
United Kingdom release date United Kingdom release: 14th June 1989
Netherlands release date Netherlands release: 22nd June 1989

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 14th Jul '89
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £1.2 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 13

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 14th Jul '89
  • Debut position: 4
  • Highest position: 4
  • Debut gross: $8.8 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 5

Chart position history

UK box office

14 Jul, 1989
1
21 Jul, 1989
1
28 Jul, 1989
1
4 Aug, 1989
3
11 Aug, 1989
3
18 Aug, 1989
3
25 Aug, 1989
8
1 Sep, 1989
9
8 Sep, 1989
11
15 Sep, 1989
13

US box office

14 Jul, 1989
4
21 Jul, 1989
5
28 Jul, 1989
7
4 Aug, 1989
11
11 Aug, 1989
13

Global box office

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The Man With the Golden Gun
The Spy Who Loved Me
Moonraker
For Your Eyes Only
Octopussy
A View to a Kill
The Living Daylights
Licence to Kill
Goldeneye
Tomorrow Never Dies
The World Is Not Enough
Die Another Day
Casino Royale
Quantum of Solace
Skyfall
Spectre
No Time To Die

Certificates


15 age rating
US
PG-13

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £6.1 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $34.7 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $156.2 Million

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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 11

UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Licence to Kill
14 Jul 1989
1N
£1,171,415
£1,171,415
21 Jul 1989
1▲▼
£1,033,188
£2,669,538
28 Jul 1989
1▲▼
£1,059,646
£4,100,060
4 Aug 1989
3▼
£612,512
£4,949,308
11 Aug 1989
3▲▼
£354,053
£5,462,685
18 Aug 1989
3▲▼
£204,655
£5,728,737
25 Aug 1989
8▼
£118,298
£5,882,524
1 Sep 1989
9▼
£68,380
£5,978,256
8 Sep 1989
11▼
£39,526
£6,033,592
15 Sep 1989
13▼
£22,847
£6,064,435
22 Sep 1989
16▼
£13,206
£6,082,923
11 Dec 2020
67▼
£368
£368
29 Jul 2022
24▲
£9,667
£9,795
US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 5

US Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
14 Jul 1989
4▲
$8,774,776
$8,774,776
21 Jul 1989
5▼
$5,100,314
$18,134,933
28 Jul 1989
7▼
$3,410,486
$24,275,616
4 Aug 1989
11▼
$2,049,095
$28,023,683
11 Aug 1989
13▼
$1,243,624
$30,298,892