Film of the Day: Misericordia

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MOVIE

The Mosquito Coast

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

1986

117 minutes (1 hrs 57 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Peter Weir

Starring

Harrison Ford · Helen Mirren · River Phoenix · Jadrien Steele · Hilary Gordon · Rebecca Gordon

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 26th November 1986

Australia release: 4th December 1986

Canada release: 12th December 1986

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 6th Feb '87
Debut position: 2
Highest position: 2
Debut gross: £642.9 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 11

US box office

Box Office debut: 28th Nov '86
Debut position: 21
Highest position: 17
Debut gross: $110.3 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 2

Chart position history

UK box office

6 Feb, 1987
2

13 Feb, 1987
3

20 Feb, 1987
5

27 Feb, 1987
7

6 Mar, 1987
7

13 Mar, 1987
9

20 Mar, 1987
10

27 Mar, 1987
12

3 Apr, 1987
10

10 Apr, 1987
11

17 Apr, 1987
10

US box office

Global box office

Certificates

US
PG

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag

£1.4 Million

US total gross
United States Flag

$284.2 Thousand

Global total gross
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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 11

UK Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

The Mosquito Coast

6 Feb 1987

£642,887

13 Feb 1987

3▼

£257,155

£1,015,762

20 Feb 1987

5▼

£135,345

£1,198,478

27 Feb 1987

7▼

£71,234

£1,311,740

6 Mar 1987

7▲▼

£54,795

£1,391,193

13 Mar 1987

9▼

£21,918

£1,420,782

20 Mar 1987

10▼

£8,767

£1,433,056

27 Mar 1987

12▼

£3,507

£1,437,790

3 Apr 1987

10▲

£2,698

£1,441,432

10 Apr 1987

11▼

£1,079

£1,442,835

17 Apr 1987

10▲

£2,018

£1,445,458

US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 2

US Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

28 Nov 1986

21▼

$110,313

$150,561

5 Dec 1986

17▲

$83,922

$284,157