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MOVIE

My Father the Hero

 1994
 90 minutes (1 hrs 30 mins)
My Father the Hero
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Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Steve Miner

Starring

Gérard Depardieu · Katherine Heigl · Dalton James · Lauren Hutton · Faith Prince · Stephen Tobolowsky

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release
4th February 1994

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 6th May '94
  • Debut position: 2
  • Highest position: 2
  • Debut gross: £637 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 9

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 4th Feb '94
  • Debut position: 4
  • Highest position: 4
  • Debut gross: $5.6 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 1

Chart position history

UK box office

6 May, 1994
2
13 May, 1994
3
20 May, 1994
6
27 May, 1994
7
3 Jun, 1994
11

US box office

4 Feb, 1994
4

Global box office

Certificates

US
PG

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £1.5 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $25.5 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $26.9 Million

25thframe.co.uk stats

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