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Murphy's Law

Murphy
CAST & DIRECTORBOX OFFICE DATAGLOBAL RELEASESTOP GROSSINGNEWS
1986
 100 minutes (1 hrs 40 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

J. Lee Thompson

Starring

Charles Bronson · Kathleen Wilhoite · Carrie Snodgress · Robert F. Lyons · Richard Romanus · Angel Tompkins

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 18th April 1986
Netherlands release date Netherlands release: 26th May 1986
France release date France release: 9th July 1986

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 9th May '86
  • Debut position: 9
  • Highest position: 4
  • Debut gross: £131.6 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 12

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 18th Apr '86
  • Debut position: 2
  • Highest position: 2
  • Debut gross: $3.4 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 2

Chart position history

UK box office

9 May, 1986
9
16 May, 1986
5
23 May, 1986
4
30 May, 1986
5
6 Jun, 1986
5
13 Jun, 1986
5
20 Jun, 1986
7
27 Jun, 1986
8
4 Jul, 1986
7
11 Jul, 1986
7
18 Jul, 1986
11
25 Jul, 1986
9

US box office

18 Apr, 1986
2
2 May, 1986
9

Global box office

Certificates

US
R

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £842.3 Thousand
US total gross
United States Flag  $8.3 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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