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Like Water For Chocolate

Like Water For Chocolate
CAST & DIRECTORBOX OFFICE DATAGLOBAL RELEASESTOP GROSSINGNEWS
1993

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Alfonso Arau

Starring

Marco Leonardi · Lumi Cavazos · Regina Torne · Mario Ivan Martinez · Ada Carrasco · Yareli Arizmendi

Full cast & crew

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 1st Oct '93
  • Debut position: 6
  • Highest position: 6
  • Debut gross: £238.3 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 3

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 19th Feb '93
  • Debut position: 20
  • Highest position: 16
  • Debut gross: $23.6 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 8

Chart position history

UK box office

1 Oct, 1993
6
8 Oct, 1993
6
15 Oct, 1993
9

US box office

Global box office

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £476.6 Thousand
US total gross
United States Flag  $1.5 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 3

UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Like Water For Chocolate
1 Oct 1993
6N
£238,320
£238,320
8 Oct 1993
6▲▼
£119,160
£399,186
15 Oct 1993
9▼
£59,580
£476,640
US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 8

US Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
19 Feb 1993
20▼
$23,600
$23,600
26 Feb 1993
17▲
$51,258
$98,803
5 Mar 1993
21▼
$86,025
$212,037
12 Mar 1993
20▲
$73,451
$327,230
19 Mar 1993
18▲
$130,741
$496,041
26 Mar 1993
19▼
$164,038
$719,704
2 Apr 1993
18▲
$243,466
$1,033,261
9 Apr 1993
16▲
$362,978
$1,509,376