MOVIE

The History Boys

2006

109 minutes (1 hrs 49 mins)

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

Production Country

United Kingdom • United States

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Nicholas Hytner

Starring

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

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 22nd December 2006

United Kingdom release: 13th October 2006

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
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£3.7 Million

US total gross
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$2.7 Million

Global total gross
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$13.4 Million

25thframe.co.uk stats

Total views:
73

First viewed:
5th May 2026

Last viewed:
1st Jul 2026

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