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MOVIE

The English Patient

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

1996

162 minutes (2 hrs 42 mins)

Production Country

United States • United Kingdom

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Anthony Minghella

Starring

Ralph Fiennes · Juliette Binoche · Willem Dafoe · Kristin Scott Thomas · Naveen Andrews · Colin Firth

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 6th December 1996

Belgium release: 14th November 1996

Chile release: 14th November 1996

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 14th Mar '97
Debut position: 3
Highest position: 3
Debut gross: £1 Million
Total chart weeks: 14

US box office

Box Office debut: 15th Nov '96
Debut position: 13
Highest position: 7
Debut gross: $278.4 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 15

Chart position history

UK box office

14 Mar, 1997
3

21 Mar, 1997
4

28 Mar, 1997
4

4 Apr, 1997
4

11 Apr, 1997
5

18 Apr, 1997
8

25 Apr, 1997
9

2 May, 1997
11

9 May, 1997
13

16 May, 1997
13

23 May, 1997
14

30 May, 1997
14

6 Jun, 1997
15

13 Jun, 1997
15

US box office

15 Nov, 1996
13

22 Nov, 1996
8

29 Nov, 1996
7

6 Dec, 1996
7

13 Dec, 1996
10

20 Dec, 1996
13

27 Dec, 1996
14

3 Jan, 1997
11

17 Jan, 1997
14

24 Jan, 1997
13

14 Mar, 1997
12

21 Mar, 1997
10

28 Mar, 1997
8

4 Apr, 1997
11

11 Apr, 1997
14

Global box office

Certificates

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£8.4 Million

US total gross
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$78.7 Million

Global total gross
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$232 Million

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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 14

UK Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

The English Patient

14 Mar 1997

£1,047,533

21 Mar 1997

4▼

£2,067,123

£4,044,861

28 Mar 1997

4▲▼

£1,509,012

£6,082,027

4 Apr 1997

4▲▼

£794,217

£7,193,931

11 Apr 1997

5▼

£418,009

£7,758,243

18 Apr 1997

8▼

£220,005

£8,044,250

25 Apr 1997

9▼

£115,792

£8,206,359

2 May 1997

11▼

£60,943

£8,288,632

9 May 1997

13▼

£32,075

£8,333,537

16 May 1997

13▲▼

£16,882

£8,357,172

23 May 1997

14▼

£8,885

£8,368,723

30 May 1997

14▲▼

£4,676

£8,375,503

6 Jun 1997

15▼

£2,461

£8,378,825

13 Jun 1997

15▲▼

£1,295

£8,380,703

US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 15

US Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

15 Nov 1996

13▲

$278,439

22 Nov 1996

8▲

$2,713,093

$3,205,999

29 Nov 1996

7▲

$4,340,950

$9,285,765

6 Dec 1996

7▲▼

$2,707,595

$13,219,641

13 Dec 1996

10▼

$1,779,831

$16,015,227

20 Dec 1996

13▼

$1,670,429

$18,433,824

27 Dec 1996

14▼

$2,659,575

$22,758,252

3 Jan 1997

11▲

$2,732,463

$28,007,132

17 Jan 1997

14▼

$2,336,800

$34,118,472

24 Jan 1997

13▲

$1,915,342

$36,674,728

14 Mar 1997

12▲

$1,901,016

$60,317,565

21 Mar 1997

10▲

$2,015,118

$63,154,818

28 Mar 1997

8▲

$3,019,179

$67,599,231

4 Apr 1997

11▼

$2,029,724

$71,058,188

11 Apr 1997

14▼

$1,270,359

$73,040,322