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National Lampoons Animal House

 1979
 109 minutes (1 hrs 49 mins)
National Lampoons Animal House
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Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

John Landis

Starring

Tom Hulce · Stephen Furst · Mark Metcalf · Mary Louise Weller · Martha Smith · James Daughton

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release
28th July 1978

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 2nd Mar '79
  • Debut position: 2
  • Highest position: 2
  • Debut gross: £886 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 8

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 28th Jul '78
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $276.5 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 3

Chart position history

UK box office

2 Mar, 1979
2
9 Mar, 1979
3
16 Mar, 1979
3
23 Mar, 1979
3
30 Mar, 1979
3
6 Apr, 1979
4
13 Apr, 1979
5
20 Apr, 1979
4

US box office

28 Jul, 1978
1
27 Oct, 1978
1
21 Sep, 1979
2

Global box office

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £2 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $20.6 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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National Lampoon's Animal House | Audience Reviews  Rotten Tomatoes Wed, 10th December 2025