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Miami Blues

Miami Blues
1990
 97 minutes (1 hrs 37 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

George Armitage

Starring

Fred Ward · Alec Baldwin · Jennifer Jason Leigh · Cecilia Perez-Cervera · Georgie Cranford · Edward Saxon

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 20th April 1990
Japan release date Japan release: 21st July 1990
Italy release date Italy release: 24th August 1990

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 14th Dec '90
  • Debut position: 5
  • Highest position: 5
  • Debut gross: £105.7 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 3

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 20th Apr '90
  • Debut position: 4
  • Highest position: 4
  • Debut gross: $3 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 4

Chart position history

UK box office

14 Dec, 1990
5
21 Dec, 1990
5
28 Dec, 1990
6

US box office

20 Apr, 1990
4
27 Apr, 1990
9
4 May, 1990
12
11 May, 1990
12

Global box office

Certificates

US
R

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £229.9 Thousand
US total gross
United States Flag  $9.9 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $10.2 Million

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News from around the web
Review: Miami Blues | George Armitage  In Review Online Fri, 23rd April 2021

Blu-ray: Miami Blues  The Arts Desk Sun, 12th March 2023

Sun-Drenched Seduction: Miami Neonoir  The Criterion Collection Tue, 29th July 2025

'Miami Blues' Blu-ray Review: MVD Rewind Collection  Slant Magazine Wed, 27th July 2022

Miami Blues (1990): Let's Go Straight to the Happily Ever After Part  Bright Wall/Dark Room Mon, 9th July 2018

Grosse Pointe Blank and Miami Blues director George Armitage dies aged 82  The Guardian Sat, 22nd February 2025

Cinema closures still effect the UK box office in 2020 so we take a look at past box office weeks over the last 30 years.

A year ago (2019) -

No. 1 and highest debut: - Jumanji: The Next Level starring Dwayne Johnson and Jack Black and directed by Jake Kasdan

Longest run: - Home Alone which had been on the box office for 27 weeks.

Top total grossing: - Frozen II which had taken £38.3 Million after 4 weeks of release.

Five years ago (2015) -

No.1 movie: - The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 which had been at the top for 4 weeks.

Highest debut: - directed by and starring which entered the box office at number 5.

Top total grossing and longest run: - Spectre which had taken £92 Million over 7 weeks of release.

Ten years ago (2010) -

No. 1 and Highest debut: - TRON Legacy starring Jeff Bridges and Garrett Hedlund and directed by Joseph Kosinski

Longest run: - Due Date which had been on the box office for 7 weeks.

Top total grossing: - Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1 which had taken £44.4 Million after 5 weeks of release.

Fifteen years ago (2005) -

No. 1 and highest debut: - King Kong starring Naomi Watts and Jack Black and directed by Peter Jackson

Longest run: - Nanny Mcphee which had been on the box office for 9 weeks.

Top total grossing: - Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire which had taken £42.3 Million after 5 weeks of release.

Twenty years ago (2000) -

No. 1 and highest debut: - Meet The Parents starring Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller and directed by Jay Roach

Top total grossing and longest run: - Billy Elliot which had taken £16.6 Million over 12 weeks of release.

Twenty five years ago (1995) -

No. 1 and highest debut: - Babe starring Christine Cavanaugh and Miriam Margolyes and directed by Chris Noonan

Longest run: - Crimson Tide which had been on the box office for 7 weeks.

Top total grossing: - Goldeneye which had taken £16 Million after 4 weeks of release.

Thirty years ago (1990) -

No. 1 movie: - Home Alone which had been at the top for 1 weeks and with a total gross of £4.3 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

Highest Debut: - Miami Blues directed by George Armitage and starring Fred Ward and Alec Baldwin which entered the box office at number 3.

Longest run: - Betsys Wedding which had been on the box office for 8 weeks.