MOVIE

Planes, Trains & Automobiles

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

1987

93 minutes (1 hrs 33 mins)

Production Country

United States

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

John Hughes

Starring

Steve Martin · John Candy · Laila Robins · Michael McKean · Kevin Bacon · Dylan Baker

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 25th November 1987

Canada release: 25th November 1987

United States release: 25th November 1987

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 12th Feb '88
Debut position: 2
Highest position: 2
Debut gross: £743 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 11

Chart position history

UK box office

12 Feb, 1988
2

19 Feb, 1988
3

26 Feb, 1988
5

4 Mar, 1988
5

11 Mar, 1988
7

18 Mar, 1988
6

25 Mar, 1988
9

1 Apr, 1988
10

8 Apr, 1988
13

15 Apr, 1988
14

22 Apr, 1988
14

US box office

Global box office

Certificates

US
TV-MA

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag

£2 Million

US total gross
United States Flag

$49.5 Million

Global total gross
Global Flag

$52.9 Million

25thframe.co.uk stats

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Box Office Release Breakdown

Canada release date: 25th November 1987
United States release date: 25th November 1987
Argentina release date: 10th December 1987
Australia release date: 26th December 1987
Japan release date: 11th February 1988
United Kingdom release date: 12th February 1988
France release date: 16th March 1988
West Germany release date: 28th April 1988
Netherlands release date: 11th May 1988
Italy release date: 13th May 1988
Sweden release date: 13th May 1988
Spain release date: 27th May 1988
Ireland release date: 27th May 1988
Portugal release date: 27th May 1988
Finland release date: 1st July 1988
Denmark release date: 8th July 1988
Colombia release date: 12th October 1988
India release date: 3rd January 1990
Canada release date: 21st November 2000
United Arab Emirates release date: 8th October 2001
Brazil release date: 1st August 2017
Singapore release date: 30th January 2018
Egypt release date: 5th April 2021