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The Hunt For Red October

The Hunt For Red October
1990
 135 minutes (2 hrs 15 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Starring

Sean Connery · Alec Baldwin · Scott Glenn · Sam Neill · James Earl Jones · Joss Ackland

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 2nd March 1990

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 20th Apr '90
  • Debut position: 2
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £955.7 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 10

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 9th Mar '90
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $14.1 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 14

Chart position history

UK box office

20 Apr, 1990
2
27 Apr, 1990
3
4 May, 1990
3
11 May, 1990
3
18 May, 1990
1
25 May, 1990
5
1 Jun, 1990
6
8 Jun, 1990
7
15 Jun, 1990
10
22 Jun, 1990
12

US box office

9 Mar, 1990
1
16 Mar, 1990
1
30 Mar, 1990
3
6 Apr, 1990
5
13 Apr, 1990
3
20 Apr, 1990
3
27 Apr, 1990
5
4 May, 1990
6
11 May, 1990
4
18 May, 1990
6
25 May, 1990
7
1 Jun, 1990
8
8 Jun, 1990
9
15 Jun, 1990
11

Global box office

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Certificates

US
PG

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £4.3 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $122 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $200.5 Million

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