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The History Boys

 2006
 109 minutes (1 hrs 49 mins)
The History Boys

Production Country

United Kingdom • United States

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Starring

Samuel Anderson · James Corden · Stephen Campbell Moore · Richard Griffiths · Frances de la Tour · Andrew Knott

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release
22nd December 2006
United Kingdom release date United Kingdom release
13th October 2006
Ireland release date Ireland release
13th October 2006

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 13th Oct '06
  • Debut position: 5
  • Highest position: 5
  • Debut gross: £794.7 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 5

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 24th Nov '06
  • Debut position: 40
  • Highest position: 22
  • Debut gross: $100.8 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 14

Chart position history

UK box office

13 Oct, 2006
5
20 Oct, 2006
7
27 Oct, 2006
8
3 Nov, 2006
9
10 Nov, 2006
14

US box office

Global box office

Certificates

US
R

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £3.7 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $2.7 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $13.4 Million

25thframe.co.uk stats

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