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The Importance of Being Earnest

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

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 Dench Tom Wilkinson

Full cast & crew

Release dates

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

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£3.1 Million

US total gross
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$8.4 Million

Global total gross
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$18 Million

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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 6

UK Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

The Importance of Being Earnest

6 Sep 2002

£554,413

13 Sep 2002

4▲▼

£428,743

£1,389,884

20 Sep 2002

6▼

£322,189

£2,079,052

27 Sep 2002

7▼

£222,484

£2,545,964

4 Oct 2002

11▼

£119,153

£2,856,729

11 Oct 2002

13▼

£81,929

£3,059,026

US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 18

US Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

31 May 2002

12▲

$773,913

$1,428,186

7 Jun 2002

13▼

$625,256

$2,439,918

14 Jun 2002

17▼

$606,061

$3,355,448

21 Jun 2002

19▼

$527,454

$4,204,118

28 Jun 2002

20▼

$469,265

$4,955,116

5 Jul 2002

20▲▼

$491,101

$5,843,943

12 Jul 2002

23▼

$294,184

$6,382,287

19 Jul 2002

25▼

$221,541

$6,778,566

26 Jul 2002

30▼

$156,070

$7,052,357

2 Aug 2002

32▼

$126,950

$7,261,121

9 Aug 2002

41▼

$81,922

$7,410,618

16 Aug 2002

44▼

$67,694

$7,527,561

23 Aug 2002

48▼

$57,018

$7,616,646

30 Aug 2002

29▲

$233,415

$7,877,501

6 Sep 2002

36▼

$120,763

$8,139,492

13 Sep 2002

42▼

$99,456

$8,281,437

20 Sep 2002

54▼

$36,203

$8,353,241

27 Sep 2002

86▼

$12,577

$8,378,141