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MOVIE
The Fog
1980
89 minutes (1 hrs 29 mins)
Director and Cast Quickview
Directed by
John Carpenter
Starring
Adrienne Barbeau · Jamie Lee Curtis · Janet Leigh · John Houseman · Tom Atkins · James Canning
Box Office Quickview
UK box office
- Debut box office: 7th Nov '80
- Debut position: 1
- Highest position: 1
- Debut gross: £391.9 Thousand
- Total chart weeks: 5
US box office
- Box Office debut: 26th Oct '18
- Debut position: 45
- Highest position: 45
- Debut gross: $39.6 Thousand
- Total chart weeks: 5
Chart position history
UK box office
7 Nov, 1980
1
1
14 Nov, 1980
2
2
21 Nov, 1980
2
2
28 Nov, 1980
2
2
5 Dec, 1980
2
2
US box office
Global box office
Total grosses
UK total gross
£885.5 Thousand
£885.5 Thousand
US total gross
$69.5 Thousand
$69.5 Thousand
Global total gross
$0
$0 25thframe.co.uk stats
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