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Shirley Valentine

Shirley Valentine
1989
 108 minutes (1 hrs 48 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Lewis Gilbert

Starring

Pauline Collins · Tom Conti · Julia McKenzie · Alison Steadman · Joanna Lumley · Sylvia Syms

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 30th August 1989

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 27th Oct '89
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £1.8 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 20

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 1st Sep '89
  • Debut position: 18
  • Highest position: 18
  • Debut gross: $245.4 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 1

Chart position history

UK box office

27 Oct, 1989
1
3 Nov, 1989
1
10 Nov, 1989
1
17 Nov, 1989
1
24 Nov, 1989
3
1 Dec, 1989
6
8 Dec, 1989
5
15 Dec, 1989
6
22 Dec, 1989
6
29 Dec, 1989
7
5 Jan, 1990
8
12 Jan, 1990
11
19 Jan, 1990
12
26 Jan, 1990
13
2 Feb, 1990
15

US box office

Global box office

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £10.1 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $245.4 Thousand
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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