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Piranha

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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 date 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

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £781.2 Thousand
US total gross
United States Flag  $0
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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