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Outrageous Fortune

 1987
Outrageous Fortune
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Directed by

Arthur Hiller

Starring

Shelley Long · Bette Midler · Peter Coyote · Robert Prosky · John Schuck · George Carlin

Full cast & crew

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
18 Sep, 1987
3
25 Sep, 1987
3
2 Oct, 1987
3
9 Oct, 1987
4
16 Oct, 1987
6
23 Oct, 1987
8
30 Oct, 1987
11
6 Nov, 1987
11
13 Nov, 1987
12

US box office

6 Feb, 1987
2
13 Feb, 1987
2
20 Feb, 1987
3
27 Feb, 1987
3
13 Mar, 1987
8
20 Mar, 1987
9
27 Mar, 1987
9
3 Apr, 1987
10

Global box office

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £2.1 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $52.9 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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