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Primary Colors

 1998
 143 minutes (2 hrs 23 mins)
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Production Country

United Kingdom • France • Germany • Japan • United States

Production Studio

Universal Pictures

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Mike Nichols

Starring

John Travolta · Emma Thompson · Billy Bob Thornton · Kathy Bates · Adrian Lester · Maura Tierney

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 20th March 1998
Canada release date Canada release: 20th March 1998
United States release date United States release: 20th March 1998

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 30th Oct '98
  • Debut position: 10
  • Highest position: 10
  • Debut gross: £238.9 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 2

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 20th Mar '98
  • Debut position: 2
  • Highest position: 2
  • Debut gross: $12 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 5

Chart position history

UK box office

30 Oct, 1998
10
6 Nov, 1998
14

US box office

20 Mar, 1998
2
27 Mar, 1998
3
3 Apr, 1998
5
8 May, 1998
15

Global box office

Certificates


13

MA

M

KT/EA

PG

7

S

Tous publics

L

AL

14

PG-13

M/12

M18

13

7

6+

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £497.5 Thousand
US total gross
United States Flag  $39 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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