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The Right Stuff

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1983

193 minutes (3 hrs 13 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Philip Kaufman

Starring

Sam Shepard · Scott Glenn · Ed Harris · Dennis Quaid · Fred Ward · Barbara Hershey

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 17th February 1984

Canada release: 21st October 1983

Argentina release: 22nd December 1983

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 2nd Mar '84
Debut position: 1
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: £203.4 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 10

US box office

Box Office debut: 21st Oct '83
Debut position: 7
Highest position: 6
Debut gross: $1.6 Million
Total chart weeks: 12

Chart position history

UK box office

2 Mar, 1984
1

9 Mar, 1984
1

16 Mar, 1984
2

23 Mar, 1984
4

30 Mar, 1984
5

6 Apr, 1984
5

13 Apr, 1984
8

20 Apr, 1984
9

27 Apr, 1984
9

4 May, 1984
9

US box office

21 Oct, 1983
7

28 Oct, 1983
6

4 Nov, 1983
7

11 Nov, 1983
7

18 Nov, 1983
11

25 Nov, 1983
9

2 Dec, 1983
11

9 Dec, 1983
12

17 Feb, 1984
10

24 Feb, 1984
6

2 Mar, 1984
10

Global box office

Certificates

US
PG

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£549.3 Thousand

US total gross
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$20.4 Million

Global total gross
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