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M. Butterfly

 1994
M. Butterfly
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Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

David Cronenberg

Starring

Jeremy Irons · John Lone · Barbara Sukowa · Ian Richardson · Annabel Leventon · Shizuko Hoshi

Full cast & crew

Box Office Quickview

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
13 May, 1994
5
20 May, 1994
7
27 May, 1994
11
3 Jun, 1994
14

US box office

Global box office

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £1.2 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $0
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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Last viewed:
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News from around the web
How M. Butterfly subverted Western fantasies of Chinese femininity  South China Morning Post Fri, 17th April 2026

David Henry Hwang  Britannica Mon, 4th May 2026

Cronenberg on Sex and Gender: M. BUTTERFLY (1993)  Moviejawn Wed, 10th May 2023

Why M. Butterfly Remains David Cronenberg’s Most Underrated Film  Crooked Marquee Wed, 1st June 2022

M. Butterfly: The Western Man Says “Yes?”  front mezz junkies Sat, 4th November 2017

Ew, David!: M. Butterfly  Midwest Film Journal Fri, 24th March 2023