Film of the Day: The Hooligan Factory

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MOVIE

October Sky

1999

108 minutes (1 hrs 48 mins)

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Joe Johnston

Starring

Jake Gyllenhaal · Chris Cooper · Laura Dern · Chris Owen · William Lee Scott · Chad Lindberg

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 19th February 1999

Canada release: 19th February 1999

United States release: 19th February 1999

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 10th Dec '99
Debut position: 4
Highest position: 3
Debut gross: £578.4 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 8

US box office

Box Office debut: 5th Mar '99
Debut position: 6
Highest position: 6
Debut gross: $3.7 Million
Total chart weeks: 20

Chart position history

UK box office

10 Dec, 1999
4

17 Dec, 1999
7

24 Dec, 1999
3

31 Dec, 1999
14

US box office

5 Mar, 1999
6

12 Mar, 1999
10

19 Mar, 1999
14

26 Mar, 1999
14

Global box office

Certificates

US
PG

Atp

Not Rated

K-10

Tous publics

M/12

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag

£1 Million

US total gross
United States Flag

$32.6 Million

Global total gross
Global Flag

$36 Million

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Box Office Release Breakdown

Canada release date: 19th February 1999
United States release date: 19th February 1999
Egypt release date: 17th March 1999
South Korea release date: 17th March 1999
Philippines release date: 17th March 1999
Australia release date: 14th October 1999
Brazil release date: 15th October 1999
New Zealand release date: 21st October 1999
Iceland release date: 22nd October 1999
Taiwan release date: 30th October 1999
Hong Kong release date: 11th November 1999
Spain release date: 12th November 1999
Italy release date: 19th November 1999
Sweden release date: 26th November 1999
United Kingdom release date: 10th December 1999
Denmark release date: 7th January 2000
Turkey release date: 7th January 2000
France release date: 26th January 2000
Argentina release date: 27th January 2000
Japan release date: 26th February 2000
Singapore release date: 20th April 2000
Kuwait release date: 8th November 2000
Thailand release date: 15th August 2022