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My Own Private Idaho
1992
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Directed by
Starring
River Phoenix · Keanu Reeves · James Russo · William Richert · Rodney Harvey · Chiara Caselli
Box Office Quickview
UK box office
- Debut box office: 27th Mar '92
- Debut position: 6
- Highest position: 6
- Debut gross: £308.5 Thousand
- Total chart weeks: 5
US box office
- Box Office debut: 4th Oct '91
- Debut position: 20
- Highest position: 20
- Debut gross: $68.5 Thousand
- Total chart weeks: 1
Chart position history
UK box office
27 Mar, 1992
6
6
3 Apr, 1992
8
8
10 Apr, 1992
11
11
17 Apr, 1992
12
12
24 Apr, 1992
15
15
US box office
Global box office
Total grosses
UK total gross
£738.9 Thousand
£738.9 Thousand
US total gross
$6.4 Million
$6.4 Million
Global total gross
$7.3 Million
$7.3 Million 25thframe.co.uk stats
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