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The Shawshank Redemption

The Shawshank Redemption
1994
 142 minutes (2 hrs 22 mins)

Production Country

United States

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Frank Darabont

Starring

Tim Robbins · Morgan Freeman · Bob Gunton · William Sadler · Clancy Brown · Gil Bellows

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 14th October 1994
Canada release date Canada release: 23rd September 1994
Mexico release date Mexico release: 23rd September 1994

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 17th Feb '95
  • Debut position: 4
  • Highest position: 4
  • Debut gross: £657.5 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 15

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 4th Nov '94
  • Debut position: 14
  • Highest position: 13
  • Debut gross: $1.2 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 7

WorldWide box office

  • Box Office debut: 26th Jun '20
  • Debut position: 37
  • Highest position: 37
  • Debut gross: $23.4 Thousand
  • Total weeks on top 15: 1

Chart position history

UK box office

17 Feb, 1995
4
24 Feb, 1995
7
3 Mar, 1995
7
10 Mar, 1995
8
17 Mar, 1995
10
24 Mar, 1995
11
31 Mar, 1995
9
7 Apr, 1995
13
14 Apr, 1995
13
21 Apr, 1995
10
28 Apr, 1995
10
5 May, 1995
10
12 May, 1995
13
10 Jul, 2020
8

US box office

4 Nov, 1994
14
11 Nov, 1994
14
18 Nov, 1994
13
25 Nov, 1994
15
24 Feb, 1995
13

Global box office

Certificates


NC-16

12

12+

13

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Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £3 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $18.6 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $23.6 Thousand

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With cinemas in the UK currently closed here is a weekly rundown of the UK box office chart headlines from the past 30 years.

A year ago (2019) -

This weekend a year ago was quite momentous with Avengers: Endgame hitting the top on its debut weekend to take the crown from Spectre (2015) as the highest grossing debut in the UK.

With a total gross of £43.4 Million it was also the top total grossing film of the week.

The movie was directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo and stars Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans.

The film with the longest run was Captain Marvel which had been on the box office for 8 weeks.

Five years ago (2015) -

Also making its debut at the top was Avengers: Age Of Ultron starring Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Hemsworth and directed by Joss Whedon

The film with the longest run was Home which had been on the box office for 6 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Fast & Furious 7 which had taken £34.8 Million after 4 weeks of release.

Ten years ago (2010) -

Another film making its debut at the top was Date Night starring Steve Carell and Tina Fey and directed by Shawn Levy

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Alice In Wonderland which had taken £41.9 Million over 8 weeks of release.

Fifteen years ago (2005) -

The number one film was The Interpreter which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

The top new film of the week was The Wedding Date directed by Clare Kilner and starring Debra Messing and Dermot Mulroney which entered the box office at number 3.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Hitch which had taken £16.8 Million over 7 weeks of release.

Twenty years ago (2000) -

Making its debut at the top was Kevin And Perry Go Large starring Harry Enfield and Kathy Burke and directed by Ed Bye

The film with the longest run was American Beauty which had been on the box office for 13 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Toy Story 2 which had taken £43 Million after 11 weeks of release.

Twenty five years ago (1995) -

The number one film was Muriels Wedding which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

The top new film of the week was Before Sunrise directed by Richard Linklater and starring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy which entered the box office at number 13.

The film with the longest run was The Shawshank Redemption which had been on the box office for 10 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Rudyard Kiplings The Jungle Book which had taken £7.4 Million after 10 weeks of release.

Thirty years ago (1990) -

The number one film was Look Who's Talking which had been at the top for 4 weeks and with a total gross of £9.4 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

The top new film of the week was The Krays directed by Peter Medak and starring Billie Whitelaw and Tom Bell which entered the box office at number 3.

A weekly rundown of the UK box office chart headlines over the last 30 years.

A year ago (2019) -

Making its debut at the top was Dumbo starring Colin Farrell and Michael Keaton and directed by Tim Burton

The film with the longest run was Green Book which had been on the box office for 9 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Captain Marvel which had taken £32.5 Million after 4 weeks of release.

Five years ago (2015) -

Also making its debut at the top was Cinderella starring Cate Blanchett and Lily James and directed by Kenneth Branagh

The film with the longest run was Kingsman: The Secret Service which had been on the box office for 9 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Fifty Shades Of Grey which had taken £34.7 Million after 7 weeks of release.

Ten years ago (2010) -

Another film making its debut at the top was Nanny Mcphee And The Big Bang starring Emma Thompson and Maggie Gyllenhaal and directed by Susanna White

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Avatar which had taken £91.1 Million over 15 weeks of release.

Fifteen years ago (2005) -

The number one film was Hitch which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

The top new film of the week was Miss Congeniality 2: Armed And Fabulous directed by John Pasquin and starring Sandra Bullock and Regina King which entered the box office at number 3.

The film with the longest run was Million Dollar Baby which had been on the box office for 10 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Meet The Fockers which had taken £28.4 Million after 9 weeks of release.

Twenty years ago (2000) -

The number one film was Toy Story 2 which had been at the top for 7 weeks and with a total gross of £41.2 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

The top new film of the week was Magnolia directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and starring Pat Healy and Genevieve Zweig which entered the box office at number 5.

The film with the longest run was American Beauty which had been on the box office for 9 weeks.

Twenty five years ago (1995) -

Making its debut at the top was The Madness Of King George starring Nigel Hawthorne and Helen Mirren and directed by Nicholas Hytner

The film with the longest run was The Shawshank Redemption which had been on the box office for 6 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Rudyard Kiplings The Jungle Book which had taken £7.2 Million after 6 weeks of release.

Thirty years ago (1990) -

The number one film was Tango And Cash which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

There was no new films on this weeks box office chart!

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Back To The Future Part II which had taken £10.4 Million over 19 weeks of release.