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The Black Cauldron

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1985

80 minutes (1 hrs 20 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Ted Berman · Richard Rich

Starring

Grant Bardsley · Susan Sheridan · Freddie Jones · Nigel Hawthorne · Arthur Malet · John Byner

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 24th July 1985

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 11th Oct '85
Debut position: 3
Highest position: 3
Debut gross: £333.4 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 10

US box office

Box Office debut: 26th Jul '85
Debut position: 4
Highest position: 4
Debut gross: $4.2 Million
Total chart weeks: 2

Chart position history

UK box office

11 Oct, 1985
3

18 Oct, 1985
5

25 Oct, 1985
5

1 Nov, 1985
6

8 Nov, 1985
8

15 Nov, 1985
9

22 Nov, 1985
10

29 Nov, 1985
13

6 Dec, 1985
15

13 Dec, 1985
15

US box office

26 Jul, 1985
4

2 Aug, 1985
5

Global box office

Certificates

US
PG

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£1.1 Million

US total gross
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$11.5 Million

Global total gross
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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 10

UK Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

The Black Cauldron

11 Oct 1985

£333,388

18 Oct 1985

5▼

£213,355

£621,417

25 Oct 1985

5▲▼

£106,678

£776,100

1 Nov 1985

6▼

£103,339

£920,775

8 Nov 1985

8▼

£51,670

£995,697

15 Nov 1985

9▼

£34,447

£1,042,200

22 Nov 1985

10▼

£13,779

£1,063,214

29 Nov 1985

13▼

£9,186

£1,076,534

6 Dec 1985

15▼

£6,124

£1,084,495

13 Dec 1985

15▲▼

£4,083

£1,090,415

US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 2

US Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

26 Jul 1985

4▲

$4,180,110

2 Aug 1985

5▼

$3,072,085

$11,513,298