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Mississippi Burning

Mississippi Burning
1988
 128 minutes (2 hrs 08 mins)

Production Country

United States

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Starring

Gene Hackman · Willem Dafoe · Frances McDormand · Brad Dourif · R. Lee Ermey · Gailard Sartain

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 27th January 1989
Canada release date Canada release: 9th December 1988
United States release date United States release: 9th December 1988

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 5th May '89
  • Debut position: 4
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £175.1 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 11

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 9th Dec '88
  • Debut position: 13
  • Highest position: 5
  • Debut gross: $225 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 14

Chart position history

UK box office

5 May, 1989
4
12 May, 1989
2
19 May, 1989
1
26 May, 1989
1
2 Jun, 1989
1
9 Jun, 1989
6
16 Jun, 1989
9
23 Jun, 1989
13
30 Jun, 1989
13
7 Jul, 1989
15

US box office

9 Dec, 1988
13
16 Dec, 1988
14
23 Dec, 1988
14
30 Dec, 1988
14
6 Jan, 1989
15
13 Jan, 1989
7
20 Jan, 1989
7
27 Jan, 1989
5
3 Feb, 1989
8
10 Feb, 1989
12
17 Feb, 1989
13
24 Feb, 1989
11
3 Mar, 1989
12

Global box office

Certificates


18 age rating

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £2.2 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $33.9 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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