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The Secret of My Success

 1987
 111 minutes (1 hrs 51 mins)
The Secret of My Success

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Starring

Michael J. Fox · Helen Slater · Richard Jordan · Margaret Whitton · John Pankow · Christopher Murney

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release
10th April 1987
Argentina release date Argentina release
21st May 1987
Japan release date Japan release
20th June 1987

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 26th Jun '87
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £547.1 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 11

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 10th Apr '87
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $7.8 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 4

Chart position history

UK box office

26 Jun, 1987
1
3 Jul, 1987
3
10 Jul, 1987
3
17 Jul, 1987
3
24 Jul, 1987
7
31 Jul, 1987
7
7 Aug, 1987
8
14 Aug, 1987
11
21 Aug, 1987
12
28 Aug, 1987
12
4 Sep, 1987
13

US box office

10 Apr, 1987
1
17 Apr, 1987
1
24 Apr, 1987
1
1 May, 1987
1

Global box office

Certificates

US
PG-13

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £2.1 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $33.4 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $111 Million

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