MOVIE

The Man In the Moon

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

1992

99 minutes (1 hrs 39 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Robert Mulligan

Starring

Sam Waterston · Tess Harper · Gail Strickland · Reese Witherspoon · Jason London · Emily Warfield

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 4th October 1991

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 8th Nov '91
Debut position: 3
Highest position: 3
Debut gross: £446.2 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 10

US box office

Box Office debut: 4th Oct '91
Debut position: 18
Highest position: 18
Debut gross: $109.9 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 1

Chart position history

UK box office

8 Nov, 1991
3

15 Nov, 1991
4

22 Nov, 1991
6

29 Nov, 1991
8

6 Dec, 1991
10

13 Dec, 1991
10

20 Dec, 1991
11

27 Dec, 1991
14

3 Jan, 1992
15

US box office

Global box office

Certificates

US
PG-13

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag

£1.4 Million

US total gross
United States Flag

$2.9 Million

Global total gross
Global Flag

$7 Million

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