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The Cable Guy

The Cable Guy
1996
 96 minutes (1 hrs 36 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Starring

Jim Carrey · Matthew Broderick · Leslie Mann · Jack Black · George Segal · Diane Baker

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 14th June 1996
Brazil release date Brazil release: 10th June 1996
Canada release date Canada release: 14th June 1996

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 12th Jul '96
  • Debut position: 2
  • Highest position: 2
  • Debut gross: £2.1 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 6

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 14th Jun '96
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $19.8 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 10

Chart position history

UK box office

12 Jul, 1996
2
19 Jul, 1996
3
26 Jul, 1996
4
2 Aug, 1996
6
9 Aug, 1996
9
16 Aug, 1996
11

US box office

14 Jun, 1996
1
21 Jun, 1996
4
28 Jun, 1996
7
5 Jul, 1996
10
12 Jul, 1996
12

Global box office

Certificates


12 age rating
US
PG-13

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £6.5 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $60.2 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $102.8 Million

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There were two new big entries on the box office this week and the 2016 reboot of Ghostbusters was the highest of them.

Directed by Paul Feig and starring Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Wiig the new take on the classic 1984 film tops the UK box office with £4.3 million.

The original movie took a total of £12 million in the UK and time will tell if this will climb to those height.

The Secret Life of Pets falls to number 3 after 3 weeks at the top with a weekend gross of £2 million gross which brings the films total gross to £25.7 million.

The Secret Life of Pets is also the highest total grossing film on this weeks box office.

Also new this week at number 2 is the 5th in the Ice Age series Ice Age Collision Course, its debut gross is £3.7 million.

Historical charts

A year ago - Marvels smallest hero Ant-Man made its debut at the top of the box office with Minions falling into second place.

Five years ago - The last Harry Potter film Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 2 made its debut at the top while Transformers: Dark of The Moon falls into second place.

Ten years ago - Holding on to the top spot was Pirates of The Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest leaving Superman Returns to debut at number 2.

Fifteen years ago - Shrek went back to the top of the box office knocking off Lara Croft Tomb Raider while the highest new film was as low as 5 in the shape of Pokémon 3 The Movie.

Twenty years ago - Mission:Impossible held on to the top spot keeping The Cable Guy off the top and leaving it to debut at number 2.

Twenty five years ago Thelma and Louise made its debut at the top knocking off The Naked Gun 2 ½ The Smell of Fear after a couple of weeks at the top.