Film of the Day: Learning to Drive

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MOVIE

The First Power

1990

98 minutes (1 hrs 38 mins)

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Robert Resnikoff

Starring

Lou Diamond Phillips · Tracy Griffith · Jeff Kober · Mykelti Williamson · Elizabeth Arlen · Dennis Lipscomb

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 6th April 1990

South Korea release: 14th April 1990

Argentina release: 26th July 1990

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 21st Sep '90
Debut position: 3
Highest position: 3
Debut gross: £418.6 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 7

US box office

Box Office debut: 6th Apr '90
Debut position: 4
Highest position: 4
Debut gross: $5.7 Million
Total chart weeks: 4

Chart position history

UK box office

21 Sep, 1990
3

28 Sep, 1990
5

5 Oct, 1990
6

12 Oct, 1990
11

19 Oct, 1990
12

26 Oct, 1990
12

US box office

6 Apr, 1990
4

13 Apr, 1990
5

20 Apr, 1990
6

27 Apr, 1990
12

Global box office

Certificates

US
R

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£1 Million

US total gross
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$22.4 Million

Global total gross
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$22.9 Million

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This weeks Box Office Positions

UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 7

UK Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

21 Sep 1990

£418,585

28 Sep 1990

5▼

£209,293

£701,131

5 Oct 1990

6▼

£139,529

£882,519

12 Oct 1990

11▼

£55,812

£955,075

19 Oct 1990

12▼

£27,906

£992,748

26 Oct 1990

12▲▼

£13,953

£1,007,398

2 Nov 1990

17▼

£6,977

£1,016,468

US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 4

US Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

6 Apr 1990

4▲

$5,677,715

13 Apr 1990

5▼

$3,819,013

$11,675,845

20 Apr 1990

6▼

$2,597,036

$15,692,728

27 Apr 1990

12▼

$1,262,851

$17,696,046

Global Box Office Info

Global Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total