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MOVIE

The Birdcage

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

1996

117 minutes (1 hrs 57 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Mike Nichols

Starring

Robin Williams · Gene Hackman · Nathan Lane · Dianne Wiest · Dan Futterman · Calista Flockhart

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 8th March 1996

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 26th Apr '96
Debut position: 2
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: £848.3 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 12

US box office

Box Office debut: 8th Mar '96
Debut position: 1
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: $18.3 Million
Total chart weeks: 14

Chart position history

UK box office

26 Apr, 1996
2

3 May, 1996
1

10 May, 1996
3

17 May, 1996
6

24 May, 1996
11

31 May, 1996
14

US box office

8 Mar, 1996
1

15 Mar, 1996
1

22 Mar, 1996
1

29 Mar, 1996
1

5 Apr, 1996
3

12 Apr, 1996
3

19 Apr, 1996
4

26 Apr, 1996
6

3 May, 1996
7

10 May, 1996
6

17 May, 1996
8

24 May, 1996
9

31 May, 1996
11

7 Jun, 1996
12

Global box office

Certificates

US
R

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£5.9 Million

US total gross
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$124.1 Million

Global total gross
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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 12

UK Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

The Birdcage

26 Apr 1996

£848,281

3 May 1996

1▲

£746,965

£1,856,684

10 May 1996

3▼

£567,725

£2,651,499

17 May 1996

6▼

£227,090

£2,969,425

24 May 1996

11▼

£90,836

£3,096,595

31 May 1996

14▼

£36,334

£3,149,279

7 Jun 1996

16▼

£14,534

£5,904,112

14 Jun 1996

19▼

£5,814

£5,909,926

21 Jun 1996

18▲

£2,326

£5,912,252

28 Jun 1996

20▼

£1,163

£5,913,415

5 Jul 1996

22▼

£465

£5,913,880

12 Jul 1996

23▼

£310

£5,914,190

US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 14

US Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

8 Mar 1996

1▲

$18,275,828

15 Mar 1996

1▲▼

$16,034,306

$41,336,832

22 Mar 1996

1▲▼

$13,294,404

$60,601,672

29 Mar 1996

1▲▼

$10,106,414

$74,627,943

5 Apr 1996

3▼

$12,595,783

$90,980,613

12 Apr 1996

3▲▼

$8,781,650

$99,762,263

19 Apr 1996

4▼

$6,175,457

$105,937,720

26 Apr 1996

6▼

$4,403,474

$110,341,194

3 May 1996

7▼

$3,324,063

$113,665,257

10 May 1996

6▲

$1,606,421

$115,271,678

17 May 1996

8▼

$1,274,938

$117,095,599

24 May 1996

9▼

$1,263,789

$118,764,272

31 May 1996

11▼

$605,039

$119,650,000

7 Jun 1996

12▼

$500,815

$120,456,200