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Film of the Day: Back to the Future
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CAST & DIRECTORBOX OFFICE DATAGLOBAL RELEASESTOP GROSSINGNEWS
1981
 126 minutes (2 hrs 06 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Harold Becker

Starring

George C. Scott · Timothy Hutton · Ronny Cox · Sean Penn · Tom Cruise · Brendan Ward

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 25th December 1981
Spain release date Spain release: 4th April 1982
Denmark release date Denmark release: 12th April 1982

Box Office Quickview

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 11th Dec '81
  • Debut position: 2
  • Highest position: 2
  • Debut gross: $93 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 12

Chart position history

UK box office

US box office

11 Dec, 1981
2
18 Dec, 1981
4
8 Jan, 1982
2
15 Jan, 1982
2
22 Jan, 1982
3
29 Jan, 1982
4
5 Feb, 1982
3
12 Feb, 1982
10
19 Feb, 1982
8
26 Feb, 1982
8
5 Mar, 1982
10
12 Mar, 1982
13

Global box office

Certificates


PG age rating
US
PG

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £0
US total gross
United States Flag  $35.9 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $35.9 Million

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UK Box Office Info
UK Box Office Chart History
No UK Box Office info
US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 12

US Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Taps
11 Dec 1981
2N
$93,005
$93,005
18 Dec 1981
4▼
$2,110,078
$2,265,086
8 Jan 1982
2▲
$2,787,655
$18,974,675
15 Jan 1982
2▲▼
$2,627,241
$22,423,520
22 Jan 1982
3▼
$2,006,988
$25,128,953
29 Jan 1982
4▼
$1,907,669
$27,668,117
5 Feb 1982
3▲
$1,726,889
$29,863,874
12 Feb 1982
10▼
$1,399,776
$31,673,335
19 Feb 1982
8▲
$1,131,010
$33,085,061
26 Feb 1982
8▲▼
$700,000
$34,112,321
5 Mar 1982
10▼
$717,000
$35,054,066
12 Mar 1982
13▼
$578,669
$35,856,053