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That Thing You Do
1997
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Director and Cast Quickview
Directed by
Tom Hanks
Starring
Tom Everett Scott ·
Liv Tyler
· Johnathon Schaech · Steve Zahn · Ethan Embry ·
Tom Hanks
Full cast & crew
Box Office Quickview
UK box office
Debut box office:
24th Jan '97
Debut position: 6
Highest position: 6
Debut gross: £421.4 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 6
US box office
Box Office debut: 4th Oct '96
Debut position: 3
Highest position: 3
Debut gross: $6.2 Million
Total chart weeks: 2
Chart position history
UK box office
24 Jan,
1997
6
31 Jan,
1997
9
7 Feb,
1997
11
14 Feb,
1997
15
US box office
4 Oct,
1996
3
25 Oct,
1996
9
Global box office
Total grosses
UK total gross
£929.6 Thousand
US total gross
$25.9 Million
Global total gross
$34.6 Million
25thframe.co.uk stats
News from around the web
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Mon, 26th October 2026
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Sun, 4th October 2026
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D23
Tue, 20th October 2026
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Gold Derby
Sun, 4th October 2026
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Yahoo
Mon, 17th August 2026
30 Years Later, Tom Hanks’ 'That Thing You Do!' Is Still the Best Movie Ever Made About Pop Music
Parade Magazine
Mon, 5th October 2026