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The Muppet Movie

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1979

95 minutes (1 hrs 35 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

James Frawley

Starring

Jim Henson · Frank Oz · Jerry Nelson · Richard Hunt · Dave Goelz · Charles Durning

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 22nd June 1979

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 1st Jun '79
Debut position: 1
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: £553.9 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 14

Chart position history

UK box office

1 Jun, 1979
1

8 Jun, 1979
1

15 Jun, 1979
1

22 Jun, 1979
1

29 Jun, 1979
1

6 Jul, 1979
2

13 Jul, 1979
2

20 Jul, 1979
2

27 Jul, 1979
3

3 Aug, 1979
3

10 Aug, 1979
4

17 Aug, 1979
4

24 Aug, 1979
5

31 Aug, 1979
5

US box office

Global box office

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£1.3 Million

US total gross
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$65.2 Million

Global total gross
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$67.9 Million

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