25thframe.co.uk logo
HOME
MOVIE NEWS
BOX OFFICE
MOVIE QUIZ
25thframe.co.uk logo

Copyright © 25thframe.co.uk 2004 - 2025

Film of the Day: Paranormal Activity
ADVERTISMENT

MOVIE

Punchline

No cover art for Punchline
CAST & DIRECTORBOX OFFICE DATAGLOBAL RELEASESTOP GROSSINGNEWS
1988
 128 minutes (2 hrs 08 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

David Seltzer

Starring

Sally Field · Tom Hanks · John Goodman · Mark Rydell · Kim Greist · Paul Mazursky

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 7th October 1988
Australia release date Australia release: 23rd February 1989
Sweden release date Sweden release: 31st March 1989

Box Office Quickview

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 7th Oct '88
  • Debut position: 2
  • Highest position: 2
  • Debut gross: $5.2 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 6

Chart position history

UK box office

US box office

7 Oct, 1988
2
14 Oct, 1988
3
21 Oct, 1988
4
28 Oct, 1988
4
4 Nov, 1988
8
11 Nov, 1988
12

Global box office

Certificates

US
R

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £0
US total gross
United States Flag  $21 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $21 Million

25thframe.co.uk stats

Total views:
44
First viewed:
17th Oct 2025
Last viewed:
27th Nov 2025
SELECT * FROM `news` WHERE `story` LIKE '%Punchline%' ORDER BY `date` DESC LIMIT 5
News from around the web

Check out the first teaser trailer for upcoming movie Toy Story 5 which stars Tom Hanks and Tim Allen - movie UK release date 19th June 2026

12th November 2025

Check out the first teaser trailer for upcoming movie Toy Story 5 which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

  • The movie is directed by Andrew Stanton
  • It stars Tom Hanks (Punchline) and Tim Allen (Chimpanzee) among others.
  • The movie also stars Joan Cusack, Tony Hale and Ernie Hudson
  • The release date in the UK is 19th June 2026
  • While the North American release date is set for 19th June 2026
  • Tom Hanks and Tim Allen appeared together in Cars, Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Toy Story 3 and Toy Story 4

Synopsis for Toy Story 5

Buzz, Woody, Jessie and the rest of the gang's jobs get exponentially harder when they go head-to-head with a new threat to playtime.

Check out the Salty Popcorn movie page for more information on this upcoming film.