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Porridge

Porridge
CAST & DIRECTORBOX OFFICE DATAGLOBAL RELEASESTOP GROSSINGNEWS
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

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 16th 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
17 Aug, 1979
2
24 Aug, 1979
3
31 Aug, 1979
3
7 Sep, 1979
4
14 Sep, 1979
4
21 Sep, 1979
5
28 Sep, 1979
6
5 Oct, 1979
6

US box office

Global box office

Certificates


PG age rating

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £1.8 Million
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: 9

UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Porridge
10 Aug 1979
2N
£520,366
£520,366
17 Aug 1979
2▲▼
£335,720
£1,007,160
24 Aug 1979
3▼
£216,594
£1,299,562
31 Aug 1979
3▲▼
£139,738
£1,481,221
7 Sep 1979
4▼
£90,154
£1,607,437
14 Sep 1979
4▲▼
£58,164
£1,691,775
21 Sep 1979
5▼
£37,525
£1,740,558
28 Sep 1979
6▼
£24,210
£1,773,242
5 Oct 1979
6▲▼
£15,619
£1,795,890
US Box Office Info
US Box Office Chart History
No UK Box Office info