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Silkwood

Silkwood
CAST & DIRECTORBOX OFFICE DATAGLOBAL RELEASESTOP GROSSINGNEWS
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 date US release: 27th January 1984
Canada release date Canada release: 14th December 1983
United States release date 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

16

M

K-12

M/12

18

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £1.6 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $35.6 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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