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Outrageous Fortune
1987
Director and Cast Quickview
Directed by
Arthur Hiller
Starring
Shelley Long · Bette Midler · Peter Coyote · Robert Prosky · John Schuck · George Carlin
Box Office Quickview
UK box office
- Debut box office: 11th Sep '87
- Debut position: 2
- Highest position: 2
- Debut gross: £881.1 Thousand
- Total chart weeks: 10
US box office
- Box Office debut: 6th Feb '87
- Debut position: 2
- Highest position: 2
- Debut gross: $5.4 Million
- Total chart weeks: 8
Chart position history
UK box office
11 Sep, 1987
2
2
18 Sep, 1987
3
3
25 Sep, 1987
3
3
2 Oct, 1987
3
3
9 Oct, 1987
4
4
16 Oct, 1987
6
6
23 Oct, 1987
8
8
30 Oct, 1987
11
11
6 Nov, 1987
11
11
13 Nov, 1987
12
12
US box office
6 Feb, 1987
2
2
13 Feb, 1987
2
2
20 Feb, 1987
3
3
27 Feb, 1987
3
3
13 Mar, 1987
8
8
20 Mar, 1987
9
9
27 Mar, 1987
9
9
3 Apr, 1987
10
10
Global box office
Total grosses
UK total gross
£2.1 Million
£2.1 Million
US total gross
$52.9 Million
$52.9 Million
Global total gross
$0
$0 25thframe.co.uk stats
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