Film of the Day: Corpus Christi

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MOVIE

Silkwood

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

1983

131 minutes (2 hrs 11 mins)

Production Country

United States

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Mike Nichols

Starring

Meryl Streep · Kurt Russell · Cher · Craig T. Nelson · Diana Scarwid · Fred Ward

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 27th January 1984

Canada release: 14th December 1983

United States release: 14th December 1983

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 13th Apr '84
Debut position: 2
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: £557.6 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 15

US box office

Box Office debut: 16th Dec '83
Debut position: 12
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: $1.2 Million
Total chart weeks: 9

Chart position history

UK box office

13 Apr, 1984
2

20 Apr, 1984
2

27 Apr, 1984
2

4 May, 1984
2

11 May, 1984
2

18 May, 1984
2

25 May, 1984
1

1 Jun, 1984
2

8 Jun, 1984
2

15 Jun, 1984
3

22 Jun, 1984
7

29 Jun, 1984
7

6 Jul, 1984
7

13 Jul, 1984
8

20 Jul, 1984
8

US box office

16 Dec, 1983
12

6 Jan, 1984
7

13 Jan, 1984
6

20 Jan, 1984
3

27 Jan, 1984
1

3 Feb, 1984
2

10 Feb, 1984
3

17 Feb, 1984
7

24 Feb, 1984
10

Global box office

Certificates

US
R

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£1.6 Million

US total gross
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$35.6 Million

Global total gross
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Director

Role

Mike Nichols

Directed By

Meryl
Streep

Kurt
Russell

Cher

Actor

Character

Meryl Streep

Karen Silkwood

Kurt Russell

Drew Stephens

Cher

Dolly Pelliker

Craig T. Nelson

Winston

Diana Scarwid

Angela

Fred Ward

Morgan

Ron Silver

Paul Stone

Charles Hallahan

Earl Lapin

Josef Sommer

Max Richter

Sudie Bond

Thelma Rice

Henderson Forsythe

Quincy Bissell

E. Katherine Kerr

Gilda Schultz

Bruce McGill

Mace Hurley

David Strathairn

Wesley

J.C. Quinn

Curtis Schultz

Kent Broadhurst

Carl

Richard Hamilton

Georgie

Les Lannom

Jimmy

M. Emmet Walsh

Walt Yarborough

Graham Jarvis

Doctor at Union Meeting

James Rebhorn

Los Alamos Doctor

Ray Baker

Pete Dawson

Michael Bond

2nd Los Alamos Doctor

Bill Cobbs

Man in Lunchroom

Norman Colvin

Zachary

Haskell Craver

Ham

Kathie Dean

Stewardess

Gary Grubbs

Randy Fox

Susan McDaniel

Karen's Child

Tana Hensley

Karen's Child

Anthony Fernandez

Karen's Child

Betty Harper

May Bissell

Tess Harper

Linda Dawson

Anthony Heald

2nd Doctor at Union Meeting

Nancy Hopton

Nurse

Betty King

Nurse

Dan Lindsey

Man at Fence

John Martin

Man with Flashlight

Will Patton

Joe

Vern Porter

Bill Charlton

Christopher Saylors

Buddy

Don Slatton

Man in Moonsuit

Tom Stovall

3rd Los Alamos Doctor

John Addington

Airline passenger

Jim Beaver

Plant Manager

Pamela Clay

Woman in Bar