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Primary Colors

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1998

143 minutes (2 hrs 23 mins)

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: 20th March 1998

Canada release: 20th March 1998

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

M/12

M18

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£497.5 Thousand

US total gross
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$39 Million

Global total gross
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25thframe.co.uk stats

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Last viewed:
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