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Platoon

Platoon
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1986
 120 minutes (2 hrs 00 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Oliver Stone

Starring

Tom Berenger · Willem Dafoe · Charlie Sheen · Forest Whitaker · Kevin Dillon · Keith David

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 6th February 1987
Turkey release date Turkey release: 24th December 1986
Argentina release date Argentina release: 19th February 1987

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 24th Apr '87
  • Debut position: 2
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £286.9 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 13

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 6th Feb '87
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $8.2 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 12

Chart position history

UK box office

24 Apr, 1987
2
1 May, 1987
1
8 May, 1987
1
15 May, 1987
1
22 May, 1987
1
29 May, 1987
1
5 Jun, 1987
1
12 Jun, 1987
5
19 Jun, 1987
5
26 Jun, 1987
8
3 Jul, 1987
10
10 Jul, 1987
11
17 Jul, 1987
11

US box office

6 Feb, 1987
1
13 Feb, 1987
1
20 Feb, 1987
1
27 Feb, 1987
2
13 Mar, 1987
3
20 Mar, 1987
3
27 Mar, 1987
3
3 Apr, 1987
3
10 Apr, 1987
6
17 Apr, 1987
7
24 Apr, 1987
7
1 May, 1987
7

Global box office

Certificates

US
R

A

18

D

PG

M

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £4.7 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $138.5 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $144.9 Million

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