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Film of the Day:
The Magic Faraway Tree
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MOVIE
Like Father, Like Son
CAST & DIRECTOR
BOX OFFICE DATA
GLOBAL RELEASES
TOP GROSSING
NEWS
1987
100 minutes (1 hrs 40 mins)
Director and Cast Quickview
Directed by
Rod Daniel
Starring
Dudley Moore
· Kirk Cameron · Margaret Colin · Catherine Hicks · Patrick O'Neal · Sean Astin
Full cast & crew
Release dates
US release:
2nd October 1987
United States release:
2nd October 1987
Argentina release:
21st January 1988
Box Office Quickview
UK box office
Debut box office:
16th Dec '88
Debut position: 3
Highest position: 3
Debut gross: £573 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 6
US box office
Box Office debut: 23rd Oct '87
Debut position: 5
Highest position: 5
Debut gross: $3.1 Million
Total chart weeks: 2
Chart position history
UK box office
16 Dec,
1988
3
23 Dec,
1988
3
30 Dec,
1988
5
6 Jan,
1989
8
13 Jan,
1989
9
20 Jan,
1989
10
US box office
23 Oct,
1987
5
30 Oct,
1987
8
Global box office
Certificates
US
PG-13
6
M
T
B
K-10/7
Total grosses
UK total gross
£1.4 Million
US total gross
$26.3 Million
Global total gross
$0
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UK Box Office Info
Weeks on UK box office:
6
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Like Father, Like Son
16 Dec 1988
3
N
£572,960
£572,960
23 Dec 1988
3
▲▼
£301,558
£980,063
30 Dec 1988
5
▼
£158,715
£1,210,200
6 Jan 1989
8
▼
£83,534
£1,302,922
13 Jan 1989
9
▼
£43,965
£1,362,275
20 Jan 1989
10
▼
£23,139
£1,395,827
US Box Office Info
Weeks on US box office:
2
US Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
23 Oct 1987
5
▲
$3,130,218
$23,792,110
30 Oct 1987
8
▼
$1,909,433
$26,261,543
US release: 2nd October 1987
United States release: 2nd October 1987
Argentina release: 21st January 1988
£1.4 Million $26.3 Million 
$0