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The Hunt For Red October

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1990

135 minutes (2 hrs 15 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

John McTiernan

Starring

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

Full cast & crew

Release dates

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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The Hunt For Red October

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Clear and Present Danger

The Sum of All Fears

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

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
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$200.5 Million

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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 10

UK Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

The Hunt For Red October

20 Apr 1990

£955,696

27 Apr 1990

3▼

£847,310

£2,184,296

4 May 1990

3▲▼

£529,569

£2,872,736

11 May 1990

3▲▼

£330,981

£3,336,109

18 May 1990

1▲

£406,863

£3,885,374

25 May 1990

5▼

£129,289

£4,059,914

1 Jun 1990

6▼

£80,806

£4,118,976

8 Jun 1990

7▼

£50,504

£4,192,207

15 Jun 1990

10▼

£31,565

£4,234,820

22 Jun 1990

12▼

£19,728

£4,261,453

US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 14

US Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

9 Mar 1990

1▲

$14,058,772

$37,656,664

16 Mar 1990

1▲▼

$11,077,359

$53,926,439

30 Mar 1990

3▼

$6,533,017

$76,586,236

6 Apr 1990

5▼

$5,023,444

$83,548,125

13 Apr 1990

3▲

$4,261,262

$89,834,734

20 Apr 1990

3▲▼

$3,551,837

$95,074,508

27 Apr 1990

5▼

$2,983,934

$99,097,627

4 May 1990

6▼

$2,407,207

$102,546,578

11 May 1990

4▲

$2,208,875

$105,488,098

18 May 1990

6▼

$1,754,000

$108,032,102

25 May 1990

7▼

$2,127,888

$110,804,473

1 Jun 1990

8▼

$1,046,867

$112,256,167

8 Jun 1990

9▼

$802,750

$113,485,385

15 Jun 1990

11▼

$602,680

$114,448,402