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The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest
CAST & DIRECTORBOX OFFICE DATAGLOBAL RELEASESTOP GROSSINGNEWS
2002
 97 minutes (1 hrs 37 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Oliver Parker

Starring

Rupert Everett · Colin Firth · Frances O'Connor · Reese Witherspoon · Judi DenchTom Wilkinson

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 21st June 2002

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 6th Sep '02
  • Debut position: 4
  • Highest position: 4
  • Debut gross: £554.4 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 6

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 31st May '02
  • Debut position: 12
  • Highest position: 12
  • Debut gross: $773.9 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 18

Chart position history

UK box office

6 Sep, 2002
4
13 Sep, 2002
4
20 Sep, 2002
6
27 Sep, 2002
7
4 Oct, 2002
11
11 Oct, 2002
13

US box office

31 May, 2002
12
7 Jun, 2002
13

Global box office

Certificates


U age rating

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £3.1 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $8.4 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $18 Million

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News from around the web
'The Importance of Being Earnest' review — Olly Alexander and Stephen Fry are a delight in this colourful, giddily subversive comedy  London Theatre tickets Wed, 1st October 2025

Ncuti Gatwa’s ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ at the National Theatre Unveils Trailer Ahead of Cinema Release  Variety Thu, 9th January 2025

The Importance of Being Earnest (2002) ⭐ 6.8 | Comedy, Drama, Romance  IMDb Wed, 22nd July 2015

Film Review: The Importance of Being Earnest; National Theatre Live's fantastical take on Oscar Wilde's classic is an absolute treat  The AU Review Mon, 17th March 2025

Watch Trailer for National Theatre Live's The Importance of Being Earnest, Starring Sharon D Clarke  Playbill Thu, 9th January 2025

Review: This ‘Importance of Being Earnest’ Is a Fabulous Romp  The New York Times Fri, 29th November 2024

UK Box Office Weekend Report 21st - 23rd February 2025: Bridget Jones 4 remains at the top of the UK box office while The Monkey is the top new movie

24th February 2025

Remaining at the top of the UK box office this weekend is Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy which has a second weekend gross of £6.8 Million.

This is quite a sharp dive for the series and the original movie Bridget Jones's Diary from 2001 took over £8 Million on its second weekend.

The movie does have a total gross of £27.3 Million which after 2 weeks makes its the top movie of 2025 to date.

The Monkey from director Osgood Perkins and from a story by Stephen King is the top new movie this weekend at 4 having taken just over a million pound on its debut.

UK box office QuickView

  • Number 1 - Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2nd Weekend)
  • Highest debut - The Monkey (@4)
  • Longest run - Paddington In Peru (16 weeks)
  • Highest total gross - Moana 2 (£42,357,963)
  • Best Percentage change week on week - Conclave (74%)
  • Total UK top 15 this weekend - £16,617,706
  • Also new this weekend
    • I'm Still Here
  • Check out the full UK box office.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 21st - 23rd February 2025

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

  • The movie remains at number 1 on this weeks UK box office
  • It has spent 2 weeks at the top of the UK box office.
  • It grosses £6,893,703 over the weekend, a 44% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of £27,341,739 over 2 weeks of release
  • It is the 4th top debuting movie in the month of February
  • The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2025
  • The movie is a sequel to Bridget Jones's Baby which took £21,219,529 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.

Captain America: Brave New World

  • The movie remains at number 2 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £2,927,599 over the weekend, a 54% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of £13,212,979 over 2 weeks of release
  • The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2025
  • The movie is a sequel to Captain America: Civil War which took £27,372,922 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.

Dog Man

  • The movie remains at number 3 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £2,033,137 over the weekend, a 9% increase from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of £10,995,088 over 3 weeks of release
  • The movie is the 7th top grossing film so far in 2025

The Monkey

Highest new movie this weekend

  • The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks UK box office chart.
  • It grosses £1,070,404 over its debut weekend

National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest

  • The movie is a new entry at number 5 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £1,048,377 over its debut weekend