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Ruthless People

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

1986

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Jim Abrahams · David Zucker · Jerry Zucker

Starring

Danny DeVito · Bette Midler · Judge Reinhold · Helen Slater · Anita Morris · Bill Pullman

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Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 1st Aug '86
Debut position: 1
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: £1.1 Million
Total chart weeks: 10

US box office

Box Office debut: 27th Jun '86
Debut position: 4
Highest position: 2
Debut gross: $5.3 Million
Total chart weeks: 16

Chart position history

UK box office

1 Aug, 1986
1

8 Aug, 1986
5

15 Aug, 1986
6

22 Aug, 1986
4

29 Aug, 1986
7

5 Sep, 1986
9

12 Sep, 1986
10

19 Sep, 1986
13

26 Sep, 1986
13

3 Oct, 1986
14

US box office

27 Jun, 1986
4

4 Jul, 1986
2

11 Jul, 1986
2

18 Jul, 1986
3

25 Jul, 1986
4

1 Aug, 1986
6

8 Aug, 1986
6

15 Aug, 1986
7

22 Aug, 1986
10

29 Aug, 1986
8

5 Sep, 1986
7

12 Sep, 1986
7

19 Sep, 1986
7

26 Sep, 1986
6

3 Oct, 1986
9

17 Oct, 1986
12

Global box office

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£1.9 Million

US total gross
United States Flag

$71.6 Million

Global total gross
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