MOVIE

She's Gotta Have It

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

1986

84 minutes (1 hrs 24 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Spike Lee

Starring

Tracy Camilla Johns · Tommy Redmond Hicks · John Canada Terrell · Spike Lee · Raye Dowell · Joie Lee

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 8th August 1986

Brazil release: 13th November 1986

France release: 7th January 1987

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 29th Aug '86
Debut position: 4
Highest position: 4
Debut gross: £107.1 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 6

US box office

Box Office debut: 8th Aug '86
Debut position: 19
Highest position: 19
Debut gross: $28.5 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 1

Chart position history

UK box office

29 Aug, 1986
4

5 Sep, 1986
8

12 Sep, 1986
8

19 Sep, 1986
9

26 Sep, 1986
9

3 Oct, 1986
11

US box office

Global box office

Certificates

US
Unrated

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£286.1 Thousand

US total gross
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$28.5 Thousand

Global total gross
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