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The Secret of My Success

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1987

111 minutes (1 hrs 51 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Herbert Ross

Starring

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

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 10th April 1987

Argentina release: 21st May 1987

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
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£2.1 Million

US total gross
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$67 Million

Global total gross
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$111 Million

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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 11

UK Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

The Secret of My Success

26 Jun 1987

£547,096

3 Jul 1987

3▼

£423,548

£1,161,241

10 Jul 1987

3▲▼

£393,672

£1,732,065

17 Jul 1987

3▲▼

£151,412

£1,951,612

24 Jul 1987

7▼

£58,235

£2,027,318

31 Jul 1987

7▲▼

£29,118

£2,069,539

7 Aug 1987

8▼

£15,600

£2,090,599

14 Aug 1987

11▼

£4,000

£2,096,399

21 Aug 1987

12▼

£2,857

£2,100,542

28 Aug 1987

12▲▼

£1,429

£2,102,614

4 Sep 1987

13▼

£550

£2,103,329

US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 4

US Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

10 Apr 1987

1▲

$7,766,452

17 Apr 1987

1▲▼

$7,412,160

$18,927,672

24 Apr 1987

1▲▼

$5,585,900

$27,205,902

1 May 1987

1▲▼

$4,609,670

$33,354,952