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M. Butterfly
1994
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Directed by
Starring
Jeremy Irons · John Lone · Barbara Sukowa · Ian Richardson · Annabel Leventon · Shizuko Hoshi
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UK box office
- Debut box office: 6th May '94
- Debut position: 3
- Highest position: 3
- Debut gross: £549.6 Thousand
- Total chart weeks: 5
Chart position history
UK box office
6 May, 1994
3
3
13 May, 1994
5
5
20 May, 1994
7
7
27 May, 1994
11
11
3 Jun, 1994
14
14
US box office
Global box office
Total grosses
UK total gross
£1.2 Million
£1.2 Million
US total gross
$0
$0
Global total gross
$0
$0 25thframe.co.uk stats
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