Film of the Day: Ellis Park

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MOVIE

Meatballs

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING FILM SERIES NEWS

1979

94 minutes (1 hrs 34 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Ivan Reitman

Starring

Bill Murray · Harvey Atkin · Kate Lynch · Russ Banham · Kristine DeBell · Sarah Torgov

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 29th June 1979

Canada release: 28th June 1979

Australia release: 20th September 1979

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 15th Feb '80
Debut position: 1
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: £860.9 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 11

US box office

Box Office debut: 29th Jun '79
Debut position: 3
Highest position: 3
Debut gross: $77.2 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 1

Chart position history

UK box office

15 Feb, 1980
1

22 Feb, 1980
1

29 Feb, 1980
1

7 Mar, 1980
1

14 Mar, 1980
4

21 Mar, 1980
6

28 Mar, 1980
6

4 Apr, 1980
5

11 Apr, 1980
5

18 Apr, 1980
5

25 Apr, 1980
6

US box office

29 Jun, 1979
3

Global box office

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Meatballs

Meatballs Part II

Meatballs III: Summer Job

Meatballs 4

Certificates

US
PG

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£1.9 Million

US total gross
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$43 Million

Global total gross
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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 11

UK Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

Meatballs

15 Feb 1980

£860,920

22 Feb 1980

1▲▼

£354,368

£1,374,754

29 Feb 1980

1▲▼

£177,747

£1,623,600

7 Mar 1980

1▲▼

£155,099

£1,832,984

14 Mar 1980

4▼

£22,040

£1,863,840

21 Mar 1980

6▼

£8,816

£1,876,623

28 Mar 1980

6▲▼

£3,526

£1,881,383

4 Apr 1980

5▲

£1,410

£1,883,287

11 Apr 1980

5▲▼

£1,410

£1,885,261

18 Apr 1980

5▲▼

£564

£1,886,051

25 Apr 1980

6▼

£226

£1,886,356

US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 1

US Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

29 Jun 1979

3▲

$77,170