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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

Certificates


18 age rating

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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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 12

UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Piranha
24 Nov 1978
1N
£249,233
£249,233
1 Dec 1978
1▲▼
£118,682
£421,322
8 Dec 1978
1▲▼
£98,902
£559,785
15 Dec 1978
3▼
£47,096
£628,074
22 Dec 1978
3▲▼
£39,247
£684,982
29 Dec 1978
4▼
£32,706
£732,406
5 Jan 1979
4▲▼
£15,574
£752,652
12 Jan 1979
4▲▼
£7,416
£763,405
19 Jan 1979
4▲▼
£6,180
£771,748
26 Jan 1979
5▼
£3,863
£777,349
2 Feb 1979
7▼
£1,840
£779,741
9 Feb 1979
7▲▼
£1,150
£781,236
US Box Office Info
US Box Office Chart History
No UK Box Office info