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Something Wild

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1986

114 minutes (1 hrs 54 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Jonathan Demme

Starring

Jeff Daniels · Melanie Griffith · Ray Liotta · George Red Schwartz · Margaret Colin · Leib Lensky

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 7th November 1986

Canada release: 7th November 1986

Australia release: 26th February 1987

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 3rd Jul '87
Debut position: 7
Highest position: 6
Debut gross: £188.2 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 7

US box office

Box Office debut: 7th Nov '86
Debut position: 7
Highest position: 6
Debut gross: $1.8 Million
Total chart weeks: 4

Chart position history

UK box office

3 Jul, 1987
7

10 Jul, 1987
6

17 Jul, 1987
7

24 Jul, 1987
8

31 Jul, 1987
8

7 Aug, 1987
9

14 Aug, 1987
10

US box office

7 Nov, 1986
7

14 Nov, 1986
6

21 Nov, 1986
13

Global box office

Certificates

US
R

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag

£496.4 Thousand

US total gross
United States Flag

$6.4 Million

Global total gross
Global Flag

$8.4 Million

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Something Wild (1986): The Other Half of You Bright Wall/Dark Room Wed, 8th March 2023

'Something Wild': A Blast From the Past That Previewed the Future Variety Sun, 24th May 2020

Almost There: Melanie Griffith in "Something Wild" thefilmexperience.net Wed, 25th August 2021

Something wild: the punk side of Jonathan Demme The Guardian Mon, 15th May 2017

Something Wild movie review & film summary (1986) Roger Ebert Mon, 30th October 2017