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MOVIE

Soul Man

1986

104 minutes (1 hrs 44 mins)

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Steve Miner

Starring

C. Thomas Howell · Rae Dawn Chong · Arye Gross · James Sikking · Leslie Nielsen · James Earl Jones

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 24th October 1986

Australia release: 8th January 1987

Sweden release: 16th January 1987

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 15th Jan '88
Debut position: 4
Highest position: 4
Debut gross: £626 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 8

US box office

Box Office debut: 24th Oct '86
Debut position: 3
Highest position: 3
Debut gross: $4.4 Million
Total chart weeks: 7

Chart position history

UK box office

15 Jan, 1988
4

22 Jan, 1988
4

29 Jan, 1988
4

5 Feb, 1988
5

12 Feb, 1988
7

19 Feb, 1988
10

26 Feb, 1988
12

4 Mar, 1988
13

US box office

24 Oct, 1986
3

31 Oct, 1986
3

7 Nov, 1986
3

14 Nov, 1986
3

21 Nov, 1986
7

28 Nov, 1986
8

5 Dec, 1986
9

Global box office

Certificates

US
PG-13

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£1.7 Million

US total gross
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$25.7 Million

Global total gross
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25thframe.co.uk stats

Total views:
116

First viewed:
27th May 2026

Last viewed:
24th Jul 2026

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