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The Jewel of the Nile

1986

106 minutes (1 hrs 46 mins)

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING FILM SERIES NEWS

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Lewis Teague

Starring

Michael Douglas · Kathleen Turner · Danny DeVito · Spyros Fokas · Avner Eisenberg · Paul David Magid

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 11th December 1985

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 2nd May '86
Debut position: 1
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: £585.7 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 15

US box office

Box Office debut: 13th Dec '85
Debut position: 2
Highest position: 2
Debut gross: $6.6 Million
Total chart weeks: 5

Chart position history

UK box office

2 May, 1986
1

9 May, 1986
3

16 May, 1986
2

23 May, 1986
1

30 May, 1986
1

6 Jun, 1986
1

13 Jun, 1986
2

20 Jun, 1986
2

27 Jun, 1986
3

4 Jul, 1986
4

11 Jul, 1986
5

18 Jul, 1986
6

25 Jul, 1986
4

1 Aug, 1986
12

8 Aug, 1986
12

US box office

13 Dec, 1985
2

20 Dec, 1985
2

27 Dec, 1985
2

10 Jan, 1986
3

17 Jan, 1986
4

Global box office

Other movies in this series

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The Jewel of the Nile

Certificates

US
PG

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£3.3 Million

US total gross
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$76 Million

Global total gross
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