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Popeye
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1981
114 minutes (1 hrs 54 mins)
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Directed by
Robert Altman
Starring
Robin Williams
· Shelley Duvall · Ray Walston · Paul Dooley · Paul L. Smith · Richard Libertini
Full cast & crew
Box Office Quickview
UK box office
Debut box office:
10th Apr '81
Debut position: 4
Highest position: 2
Debut gross: £430.4 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 8
Chart position history
UK box office
10 Apr,
1981
4
17 Apr,
1981
2
24 Apr,
1981
3
1 May,
1981
3
8 May,
1981
3
15 May,
1981
4
22 May,
1981
4
29 May,
1981
4
US box office
Global box office
Certificates
Total grosses
UK total gross
£2.1 Million
US total gross
$49.8 Million
Global total gross
$0
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20
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18th Aug 2025
Last viewed:
21st Oct 2025
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