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The Boat That Rocked

 2009
 117 minutes (1 hrs 57 mins)
The Boat That Rocked
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Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Richard Curtis

Starring

Philip Seymour Hoffman · Bill Nighy · Rhys Ifans · Nick Frost · Kenneth Branagh · Michael Hadley

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release
13th November 2009
United Kingdom release date United Kingdom release
1st April 2009
Ireland release date Ireland release
1st April 2009

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 3rd Apr '09
  • Debut position: 2
  • Highest position: 2
  • Debut gross: £1.8 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 11

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 13th Nov '09
  • Debut position: 11
  • Highest position: 11
  • Debut gross: $2.9 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 8

Chart position history

UK box office

3 Apr, 2009
2
10 Apr, 2009
4
17 Apr, 2009
6
24 Apr, 2009
10
1 May, 2009
13

US box office

13 Nov, 2009
11
20 Nov, 2009
12
27 Nov, 2009
13

Global box office

Certificates

US
R

PG12

16

7

12

12

G

7

M

T

NC-16

16+

13

12

Tous publics

M/12

14

K-11

15

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £6.1 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $8 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $36.3 Million

25thframe.co.uk stats

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