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Short Circuit
1986
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Directed by
John Badham
Starring
Ally Sheedy · Steve Guttenberg · Fisher Stevens · Austin Pendleton · G.W. Bailey · Brian McNamara
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
2
12 Dec, 1986
4
4
19 Dec, 1986
4
4
26 Dec, 1986
5
5
2 Jan, 1987
7
7
9 Jan, 1987
10
10
16 Jan, 1987
10
10
23 Jan, 1987
11
11
30 Jan, 1987
10
10
6 Feb, 1987
8
8
13 Feb, 1987
8
8
20 Feb, 1987
11
11
US box office
9 May, 1986
1
1
16 May, 1986
2
2
23 May, 1986
4
4
30 May, 1986
4
4
6 Jun, 1986
5
5
13 Jun, 1986
7
7
20 Jun, 1986
9
9
27 Jun, 1986
11
11
Global box office
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Total grosses
UK total gross
£1.4 Million
£1.4 Million
US total gross
$34.7 Million
$34.7 Million
Global total gross
$0
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