Film of the Day: Ellis Park

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MOVIE

Out of Africa

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

1985

161 minutes (2 hrs 41 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Sydney Pollack

Starring

Robert Redford · Meryl Streep · Klaus Maria Brandauer · Michael Kitchen · Malick Bowens · Joseph Thiaka

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 20th December 1985

Canada release: 20th December 1985

Argentina release: 20th February 1986

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 7th Mar '86
Debut position: 1
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: £972 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 15

US box office

Box Office debut: 20th Dec '85
Debut position: 4
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: $3.6 Million
Total chart weeks: 4

Chart position history

UK box office

7 Mar, 1986
1

14 Mar, 1986
1

21 Mar, 1986
2

28 Mar, 1986
2

4 Apr, 1986
2

11 Apr, 1986
2

18 Apr, 1986
1

25 Apr, 1986
1

2 May, 1986
2

9 May, 1986
1

16 May, 1986
3

23 May, 1986
5

30 May, 1986
12

6 Jun, 1986
12

13 Jun, 1986
12

US box office

20 Dec, 1985
4

27 Dec, 1985
4

10 Jan, 1986
1

17 Jan, 1986
3

Global box office

Certificates

US
PG

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag

£7 Million

US total gross
United States Flag

$87.1 Million

Global total gross
Global Flag

$227.5 Million

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Box Office Release Breakdown

USA release date: 10th December 1985
Canada release date: 20th December 1985
Argentina release date: 20th February 1986
Netherlands release date: 20th February 1986
Denmark release date: 21st February 1986
Spain release date: 21st February 1986
Sweden release date: 21st February 1986
Norway release date: 27th February 1986
Finland release date: 28th February 1986
Portugal release date: 28th February 1986
UK release date: 4th March 1986
Australia release date: 6th March 1986
Italy release date: 6th March 1986
Japan release date: 8th March 1986
Taiwan release date: 8th March 1986
Uruguay release date: 13th March 1986
Brazil release date: 20th March 1986
France release date: 26th March 1986
Greece release date: 27th March 1986
Hong Kong release date: 27th March 1986
Belgium release date: 3rd April 1986
Ireland release date: 4th April 1986
Colombia release date: 17th April 1986
Mexico release date: 24th April 1986
Peru release date: 8th May 1986
South Korea release date: 20th December 1986
Turkey release date: 1st March 1987
Hungary release date: 14th May 1987
East Germany release date: 4th September 1987