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Short Circuit

Short Circuit
1986

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

John Badham

Starring

Ally Sheedy · Steve Guttenberg · Fisher Stevens · Austin Pendleton · G.W. Bailey · Brian McNamara

Full cast & crew

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 5th Dec '86
  • Debut position: 2
  • Highest position: 2
  • Debut gross: £546.1 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 12

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 9th May '86
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $5.3 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 8

Chart position history

UK box office

5 Dec, 1986
2
12 Dec, 1986
4
19 Dec, 1986
4
26 Dec, 1986
5
2 Jan, 1987
7
9 Jan, 1987
10
16 Jan, 1987
10
23 Jan, 1987
11
30 Jan, 1987
10
6 Feb, 1987
8
13 Feb, 1987
8
20 Feb, 1987
11

US box office

9 May, 1986
1
16 May, 1986
2
23 May, 1986
4
30 May, 1986
4
6 Jun, 1986
5
13 Jun, 1986
7
20 Jun, 1986
9
27 Jun, 1986
11

Global box office

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Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £1.4 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $40.7 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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