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Short Circuit

 1986
Short Circuit
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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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Short Circuit
Short Circuit 2

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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Short Circuit’s Johnny 5 Turned 40 — And He’s Still Waiting for Input  fortressofsolitude.co.za Wed, 8th July 2026

Rewind back to 1986: A look back at “Short Circuit”  Wyoming County Examiner Wed, 22nd April 2026

The 10 most overrated movies of 1986  faroutmagazine.co.uk Fri, 28th August 2026

Number Five is alive and heading back to Astoria for the ‘Short Circuit’ 40th anniversary reunion  OregonLive.com Thu, 4th June 2026

Whatever Happened to the Cast of ‘Short Circuit’?  TV Insider Sat, 9th May 2026