MOVIE

The Comfort of Strangers

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

1990

107 minutes (1 hrs 47 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Paul Schrader

Starring

Christopher Walken · Natasha Richardson · Rupert Everett · Helen Mirren · Manfredi Aliquo · David Ford

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 1st April 1991

France release: 21st May 1990

Switzerland release: 1st August 1990

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 30th Nov '90
Debut position: 6
Highest position: 6
Debut gross: £222.3 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 9

US box office

Box Office debut: 15th Mar '91
Debut position: 17
Highest position: 17
Debut gross: $14.5 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 1

Chart position history

UK box office

30 Nov, 1990
6

7 Dec, 1990
8

14 Dec, 1990
10

21 Dec, 1990
11

28 Dec, 1990
12

4 Jan, 1991
14

US box office

Global box office

Certificates

US
R

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£468.4 Thousand

US total gross
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$14.5 Thousand

Global total gross
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