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Maximum Overdrive
1986
98 minutes (1 hrs 38 mins)
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Directed by
Stephen King
Starring
Emilio Estevez
· Pat Hingle · Laura Harrington · Yeardley Smith · John Short · Ellen McElduff
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Release dates
US release
25th July 1986
Brazil release
25th July 1986
Italy release
10th October 1986
Box Office Quickview
UK box office
Debut box office:
30th Oct '87
Debut position: 5
Highest position: 5
Debut gross: £240.5 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 7
US box office
Box Office debut: 25th Jul '86
Debut position: 7
Highest position: 7
Debut gross: $3.2 Million
Total chart weeks: 2
Chart position history
UK box office
30 Oct,
1987
5
6 Nov,
1987
5
13 Nov,
1987
9
20 Nov,
1987
8
27 Nov,
1987
11
4 Dec,
1987
10
11 Dec,
1987
14
US box office
25 Jul,
1986
7
1 Aug,
1986
13
Global box office
Certificates
US
R
Total grosses
UK total gross
£507.9 Thousand
US total gross
$6 Million
Global total gross
$0
25thframe.co.uk stats
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