Film of the Day: The War to Settle the Score

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MOVIE

October Sky

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

1999

108 minutes (1 hrs 48 mins)

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

K-10

Tous publics

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag

£1 Million

US total gross
United States Flag

$32.6 Million

Global total gross
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$36 Million

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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 8

UK Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

October Sky

10 Dec 1999

£578,439

17 Dec 1999

7▼

£206,585

£785,024

24 Dec 1999

3▲

£137,723

£922,747

31 Dec 1999

14▼

£49,187

£971,934

7 Jan 2000

16▼

£23,422

£995,356

14 Jan 2000

16▲▼

£15,615

£1,010,971

21 Jan 2000

16▲▼

£5,577

£1,016,548

28 Jan 2000

16▲▼

£3,718

£1,020,266

US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 20

US Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

5 Mar 1999

6▲

$3,701,640

$16,768,600

12 Mar 1999

10▼

$3,007,710

$20,769,640

19 Mar 1999

14▼

$1,865,490

$23,621,380

26 Mar 1999

14▲▼

$1,177,225

$25,360,920

9 Apr 1999

18▼

$680,050

$27,738,275

16 Apr 1999

17▲

$578,160

$28,471,440

23 Apr 1999

20▼

$514,280

$29,146,575

30 Apr 1999

22▼

$353,970

$29,642,705

7 May 1999

21▲

$291,660

$30,034,680

14 May 1999

20▲

$360,395

$30,473,660

21 May 1999

23▼

$205,435

$30,765,770

4 Jun 1999

31▼

$139,170

$31,258,295

11 Jun 1999

33▼

$135,605

$31,475,680

18 Jun 1999

36▼

$118,000

$31,682,470

25 Jun 1999

38▼

$108,675

$31,870,205

2 Jul 1999

35▲

$87,135

$32,074,275

9 Jul 1999

39▼

$93,125

$32,214,500

16 Jul 1999

43▼

$83,695

$32,359,280

23 Jul 1999

46▼

$69,930

$32,481,825

30 Jul 1999

55▼

$41,145

$32,570,685