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Mermaids

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

1991

110 minutes (1 hrs 50 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Richard Benjamin

Starring

Cher · Bob Hoskins · Winona Ryder · Michael Schoeffling · Christina Ricci · Caroline McWilliams

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 14th December 1990

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 24th May '91
Debut position: 2
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: £857 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 9

US box office

Box Office debut: 14th Dec '90
Debut position: 6
Highest position: 6
Debut gross: $3.5 Million
Total chart weeks: 3

Chart position history

UK box office

24 May, 1991
2

31 May, 1991
1

7 Jun, 1991
5

14 Jun, 1991
3

21 Jun, 1991
8

28 Jun, 1991
10

5 Jul, 1991
9

12 Jul, 1991
12

19 Jul, 1991
14

US box office

14 Dec, 1990
6

4 Jan, 1991
8

11 Jan, 1991
10

Global box office

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£2.8 Million

US total gross
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$35.4 Million

Global total gross
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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 9

UK Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

Mermaids

24 May 1991

£857,047

31 May 1991

1▲

£989,064

£2,142,830

7 Jun 1991

5▼

£177,231

£2,399,815

14 Jun 1991

3▲

£161,119

£2,633,438

21 Jun 1991

8▼

£59,674

£2,719,965

28 Jun 1991

10▼

£29,837

£2,761,737

5 Jul 1991

9▲

£27,125

£2,798,356

12 Jul 1991

12▼

£13,563

£2,816,666

19 Jul 1991

14▼

£6,782

£2,825,483

US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 3

US Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

14 Dec 1990

6▲

$3,514,678

4 Jan 1991

8▼

$3,704,258

$21,231,536

11 Jan 1991

10▼

$2,287,275

$24,628,919