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The Frighteners

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

1996

110 minutes (1 hrs 50 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Peter Jackson

Starring

Michael J. Fox · Trini Alvarado · Peter Dobson · John Astin · Jeffrey Combs · Dee Wallace

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 19th July 1996

Colombia release: 1st August 1996

Brazil release: 25th October 1996

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 24th Jan '97
Debut position: 3
Highest position: 3
Debut gross: £592.1 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 8

US box office

Box Office debut: 19th Jul '96
Debut position: 5
Highest position: 5
Debut gross: $5.6 Million
Total chart weeks: 3

Chart position history

UK box office

24 Jan, 1997
3

31 Jan, 1997
5

7 Feb, 1997
7

14 Feb, 1997
8

21 Feb, 1997
11

28 Feb, 1997
13

7 Mar, 1997
13

14 Mar, 1997
13

US box office

19 Jul, 1996
5

26 Jul, 1996
11

2 Aug, 1996
12

Global box office

Certificates

US
R

Not Rated

K-16

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£2.4 Million

US total gross
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$13.9 Million

Global total gross
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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 8

UK Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

The Frighteners

24 Jan 1997

£592,120

31 Jan 1997

5▼

£364,274

£1,102,104

7 Feb 1997

7▼

£218,039

£1,385,555

14 Feb 1997

8▼

£377,915

£1,895,740

21 Feb 1997

11▼

£198,903

£2,174,204

28 Feb 1997

13▼

£104,686

£2,315,530

7 Mar 1997

13▲▼

£55,098

£2,392,667

14 Mar 1997

13▲▼

£28,999

£2,430,366

US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 3

US Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

19 Jul 1996

5▲

$5,565,495

26 Jul 1996

11▼

$2,788,880

$10,791,115

2 Aug 1996

12▼

$1,479,080

$13,865,995