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The Black Hole
1979
98 minutes (1 hrs 38 mins)
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Directed by
Gary Nelson
Starring
Maximilian Schell · Anthony Perkins · Robert Forster · Joseph Bottoms · Yvette Mimieux · Ernest Borgnine
Full cast & crew
Release dates
US release
21st December 1979
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UK box office
Debut box office:
21st Dec '79
Debut position: 2
Highest position: 2
Debut gross: £505.3 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 13
Chart position history
UK box office
21 Dec,
1979
2
28 Dec,
1979
3
4 Jan,
1980
2
11 Jan,
1980
3
18 Jan,
1980
3
25 Jan,
1980
3
1 Feb,
1980
3
8 Feb,
1980
5
15 Feb,
1980
6
22 Feb,
1980
6
29 Feb,
1980
6
7 Mar,
1980
5
14 Mar,
1980
7
US box office
Global box office
Total grosses
UK total gross
£2.4 Million
US total gross
$35.8 Million
Global total gross
$0
25thframe.co.uk stats
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Mon, 13th July 2026
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Fri, 3rd April 2026
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