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The Crying Game

 1992
 112 minutes (1 hrs 52 mins)
The Crying Game
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Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Neil Jordan

Starring

Stephen Rea · Jaye Davidson · Forest Whitaker · Miranda Richardson · Adrian Dunbar · Breffni McKenna

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release
19th February 1993

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 30th Oct '92
  • Debut position: 2
  • Highest position: 2
  • Debut gross: £1.5 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 13

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 27th Nov '92
  • Debut position: 14
  • Highest position: 3
  • Debut gross: $101.1 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 21

Chart position history

UK box office

30 Oct, 1992
2
6 Nov, 1992
2
13 Nov, 1992
2
20 Nov, 1992
5
27 Nov, 1992
4
4 Dec, 1992
5
11 Dec, 1992
5
18 Dec, 1992
11
25 Dec, 1992
11
1 Jan, 1993
10
8 Jan, 1993
12
22 Jan, 1993
14

US box office

27 Nov, 1992
14
11 Dec, 1992
13
18 Dec, 1992
13
25 Dec, 1992
13
1 Jan, 1993
13
8 Jan, 1993
13
15 Jan, 1993
11
22 Jan, 1993
14
29 Jan, 1993
13
5 Feb, 1993
14
12 Feb, 1993
15
19 Feb, 1993
4
26 Feb, 1993
4
5 Mar, 1993
3
12 Mar, 1993
6
19 Mar, 1993
7
26 Mar, 1993
4
2 Apr, 1993
7
9 Apr, 1993
7
16 Apr, 1993
8
23 Apr, 1993
11

Global box office

Certificates

US
R

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £6.7 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $62.5 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $73.6 Million

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