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Mississippi Masala

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

1991

118 minutes (1 hrs 58 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Mira Nair

Starring

Denzel Washington · Sarita Choudhury · Roshan Seth · Sharmila Tagore · Charles S. Dutton · Joe Seneca

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 5th February 1992

France release: 18th September 1991

Germany release: 26th September 1991

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 17th Jan '92
Debut position: 7
Highest position: 7
Debut gross: £162.4 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 8

US box office

Box Office debut: 7th Feb '92
Debut position: 14
Highest position: 9
Debut gross: $45.8 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 5

Chart position history

UK box office

17 Jan, 1992
7

24 Jan, 1992
8

31 Jan, 1992
8

7 Feb, 1992
11

14 Feb, 1992
14

US box office

7 Feb, 1992
14

28 Feb, 1992
9

6 Mar, 1992
14

Global box office

Certificates

US
R

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£491.3 Thousand

US total gross
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$4.2 Million

Global total gross
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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 8

UK Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

Mississippi Masala

17 Jan 1992

£162,417

24 Jan 1992

8▼

£116,012

£313,233

31 Jan 1992

8▲▼

£58,006

£394,441

7 Feb 1992

11▼

£29,003

£435,045

14 Feb 1992

14▼

£20,716

£461,976

21 Feb 1992

16▼

£10,358

£476,477

28 Feb 1992

16▲▼

£7,399

£487,206

6 Mar 1992

18▼

£2,846

£491,333

US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 5

US Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

7 Feb 1992

14▲

$45,831

21 Feb 1992

17▼

$329,648

$955,845

28 Feb 1992

9▲

$1,502,819

$2,587,062

6 Mar 1992

14▼

$1,151,193

$4,196,809

29 Apr 2022

37▼

$2,026

$18,108