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The Color Purple

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

1986

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Steven Spielberg

Starring

Danny Glover · Whoopi Goldberg · Margaret Avery · Oprah Winfrey · Willard E. Pugh · Akosua Busia

Full cast & crew

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 11th Jul '86
Debut position: 2
Highest position: 2
Debut gross: £943.8 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 8

US box office

Box Office debut: 20th Dec '85
Debut position: 8
Highest position: 2
Debut gross: $1.7 Million
Total chart weeks: 6

Chart position history

UK box office

11 Jul, 1986
2

18 Jul, 1986
3

25 Jul, 1986
3

1 Aug, 1986
6

8 Aug, 1986
7

15 Aug, 1986
8

22 Aug, 1986
8

29 Aug, 1986
11

US box office

20 Dec, 1985
8

27 Dec, 1985
7

10 Jan, 1986
5

17 Jan, 1986
2

18 Apr, 1986
8

2 May, 1986
12

Global box office

Certificates

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£2.2 Million

US total gross
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$98.5 Million

Global total gross
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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 8

UK Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

The Color Purple

11 Jul 1986

£943,820

18 Jul 1986

3▼

£471,910

£1,604,494

25 Jul 1986

3▲▼

£235,955

£1,923,033

1 Aug 1986

6▼

£117,978

£2,082,303

8 Aug 1986

7▼

£58,989

£2,158,989

15 Aug 1986

8▼

£29,495

£2,200,282

22 Aug 1986

8▲▼

£14,748

£2,220,929

29 Aug 1986

11▼

£7,374

£2,238,995

US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 6

US Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

20 Dec 1985

8▲

$1,710,333

27 Dec 1985

7▲

$3,162,958

$7,108,801

10 Jan 1986

5▲

$3,126,757

$18,810,736

17 Jan 1986

2▲

$5,742,903

$26,148,105

18 Apr 1986

8▼

$1,200,069

$88,219,316

2 May 1986

12▼

$728,794

$90,962,021