MOVIE

Talk Radio

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

1988

110 minutes (1 hrs 50 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Oliver Stone

Starring

Eric Bogosian · Ellen Greene · Leslie Hope · John C. McGinley · Alec Baldwin · John Pankow

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 13th January 1989

Sweden release: 7th April 1989

France release: 12th April 1989

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 15th Sep '89
Debut position: 9
Highest position: 9
Debut gross: £53 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 4

US box office

Box Office debut: 6th Jan '89
Debut position: 18
Highest position: 14
Debut gross: $75.6 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 3

Chart position history

UK box office

15 Sep, 1989
9

22 Sep, 1989
12

29 Sep, 1989
14

6 Oct, 1989
15

US box office

13 Jan, 1989
14

Global box office

Certificates

US
R

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag

£112.9 Thousand

US total gross
United States Flag

$3.5 Million

Global total gross
Global Flag

$3.6 Million

25thframe.co.uk stats

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