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The Borrowers

 1997
The Borrowers
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Directed by

Peter Hewitt

Starring

John Goodman · Mark Williams · Jim Broadbent · Celia Imrie · Flora Newbigin · Tom Felton

Full cast & crew

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 5th Dec '97
  • Debut position: 2
  • Highest position: 2
  • Debut gross: £1.1 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 10

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 6th Mar '98
  • Debut position: 10
  • Highest position: 10
  • Debut gross: $2.1 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 3

Chart position history

UK box office

5 Dec, 1997
2
12 Dec, 1997
2
19 Dec, 1997
3
26 Dec, 1997
8
2 Jan, 1998
5
9 Jan, 1998
7
16 Jan, 1998
9
23 Jan, 1998
10
30 Jan, 1998
9
6 Feb, 1998
13

US box office

6 Mar, 1998
10
13 Mar, 1998
12
20 Mar, 1998
15

Global box office

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £7.8 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $22.6 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $32.9 Million

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