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Short Circuit

1986

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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
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£1.4 Million

US total gross
United States Flag

$40.7 Million

Global total gross
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