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MOVIE
Porridge
1979
93 minutes (1 hrs 33 mins)
Director and Cast Quickview
Directed by
Dick Clement
Starring
Ronnie Barker · Richard Beckinsale · Fulton Mackay · Brian Wilde · Peter Vaughan · Julian Holloway
Release dates
US release16th November 1979
Box Office Quickview
UK box office
- Debut box office: 10th Aug '79
- Debut position: 2
- Highest position: 2
- Debut gross: £520.4 Thousand
- Total chart weeks: 9
Chart position history
UK box office
10 Aug, 1979
2
2
17 Aug, 1979
2
2
24 Aug, 1979
3
3
31 Aug, 1979
3
3
7 Sep, 1979
4
4
14 Sep, 1979
4
4
21 Sep, 1979
5
5
28 Sep, 1979
6
6
5 Oct, 1979
6
6
US box office
Global box office
Total grosses
UK total gross
£1.8 Million
£1.8 Million
US total gross
$0
$0
Global total gross
$0
$0 25thframe.co.uk stats
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