Film of the Day: Ellis Park

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MOVIE

Piranha

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

1978

94 minutes (1 hrs 34 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Joe Dante

Starring

Bradford Dillman · Heather Menzies-Urich · Kevin McCarthy · Keenan Wynn · Dick Miller · Barbara Steele

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 3rd August 1978

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 24th Nov '78
Debut position: 1
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: £249.2 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 12

Chart position history

UK box office

24 Nov, 1978
1

1 Dec, 1978
1

8 Dec, 1978
1

15 Dec, 1978
3

22 Dec, 1978
3

29 Dec, 1978
4

5 Jan, 1979
4

12 Jan, 1979
4

19 Jan, 1979
4

26 Jan, 1979
5

2 Feb, 1979
7

9 Feb, 1979
7

US box office

Global box office

Certificates

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£781.2 Thousand

US total gross
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Global total gross
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Director

Role

Joe Dante

Directed By

Actor

Character

Bradford Dillman

Paul Grogan

Heather Menzies-Urich

Maggie McKeown

Kevin McCarthy

Dr. Robert Hoak

Keenan Wynn

Jack

Dick Miller

Buck Gardner

Barbara Steele

Dr. Mengers

Belinda Balaski

Betsy

Melody Thomas Scott

Laura Dickinson

Bruce Gordon

Colonel Waxman

Barry Brown

Trooper

Paul Bartel

Mr. Dumont

Shannon Collins

Suzie Grogan

Shawn Nelson

Whitney

Richard Deacon

Earl Lyon

Janie Squire

Barbara Randolph

Roger Richman

David

Bill Smillie

Jailer

Guich Koock

TV Pitchman

Jack Pauleson

Boy in Canoe

Eric Henshaw

Father in Canoe

Robert Vinson

Soldier

Virginia Dunnam

Girl

Diamond Farnsworth

Water-skier

Bruce Paul Barbour

Man in Boat

Robyn Ray

Screaming Woman

Mike Sullivan

Dam Guard

Jack Cardwell

Brandy

Sally Bondi

Swimming Deb

Eric Braeden

Dr. Robert Hoak (swimming double)

Joe Dante

Scuba Diver #2

Amy Holden Jones

Hertz Clerk

R.C. Keene

Beach goer

Andrew G. La Marca

Scuba Diver #1

John Sayles

Army Sentry

Phil Tippett

Scuba Diver #3 (victim)