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October Sky

 1999
 108 minutes (1 hrs 48 mins)
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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 date US release
19th February 1999
Canada release date Canada release
19th February 1999
United States release date 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

PG

7+

6

7

PG

7

Tous publics

Atp

7+

K-10

A

L

6

7

TP

M/12

12

12

12

G

G

Not Rated

7+

7+

T

7

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

25thframe.co.uk stats

Top Grossing Movie Chart Position
UK total gross
£1,020,266
3925
Wyatt Earp
3926
October Sky
3927
Strange Days


Not a top US grossing movie

Not a top Global grossing movie
Genres

Biography

Drama

Family