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The Silence of the Lambs

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING FILM SERIES NEWS

1991

118 minutes (1 hrs 58 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Jonathan Demme

Starring

Jodie Foster · Anthony Hopkins · Scott Glenn · Lawrence A. Bonney · Kasi Lemmons · Lawrence T. Wrentz

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 14th February 1991

Canada release: 14th February 1991

Italy release: 5th March 1991

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 31st May '91
Debut position: 2
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: £842.4 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 20

US box office

Box Office debut: 15th Feb '91
Debut position: 1
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: $13.8 Million
Total chart weeks: 15

Chart position history

UK box office

31 May, 1991
2

7 Jun, 1991
1

14 Jun, 1991
1

21 Jun, 1991
1

28 Jun, 1991
2

5 Jul, 1991
2

12 Jul, 1991
4

19 Jul, 1991
7

26 Jul, 1991
10

2 Aug, 1991
11

9 Aug, 1991
13

16 Aug, 1991
15

23 Aug, 1991
15

US box office

15 Feb, 1991
1

22 Feb, 1991
1

8 Mar, 1991
1

15 Mar, 1991
1

12 Apr, 1991
3

19 Apr, 1991
4

3 May, 1991
6

17 May, 1991
7

24 May, 1991
13

14 Jun, 1991
13

12 Jul, 1991
15

19 Jul, 1991
15

27 Sep, 1991
15

Global box office

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Certificates

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Total grosses

UK total gross
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£17 Million

US total gross
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$130.7 Million

Global total gross
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$272.7 Million

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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 20

UK Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

The Silence of the Lambs

31 May 1991

£842,367

7 Jun 1991

1▲

£4,260,472

£6,380,981

14 Jun 1991

1▲▼

£3,566,735

£11,552,747

21 Jun 1991

1▲▼

£2,532,977

£15,098,915

28 Jun 1991

2▼

£524,019

£15,832,542

5 Jul 1991

2▲▼

£262,010

£16,173,155

12 Jul 1991

4▼

£201,546

£16,465,397

19 Jul 1991

7▼

£77,518

£16,573,922

26 Jul 1991

10▼

£38,759

£16,626,247

2 Aug 1991

11▼

£14,907

£16,945,142

9 Aug 1991

13▼

£5,733

£16,953,455

16 Aug 1991

15▼

£4,410

£16,959,188

23 Aug 1991

15▲▼

£1,696

£16,961,562

30 Aug 1991

17▼

£1,305

£16,963,259

6 Sep 1991

18▼

£1,004

£16,964,665

13 Sep 1991

19▼

£772

£16,965,746

20 Sep 1991

22▼

£386

£16,966,267

27 Sep 1991

24▼

£193

£16,966,537

4 Oct 1991

21▲

£148

£16,966,752

11 Oct 1991

22▼

£114

£16,966,917

US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 15

US Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

15 Feb 1991

1▲

$13,766,814

22 Feb 1991

1▲▼

$11,947,765

$30,895,958

8 Mar 1991

1▲▼

$8,893,306

$58,125,470

15 Mar 1991

1▲▼

$7,656,361

$68,885,835

12 Apr 1991

3▼

$4,146,846

$100,088,453

19 Apr 1991

4▼

$3,476,287

$104,928,786

3 May 1991

6▼

$2,540,581

$112,193,973

17 May 1991

7▼

$1,871,178

$117,814,717

24 May 1991

13▼

$1,292,143

$119,828,381

14 Jun 1991

13▲▼

$726,501

$123,688,627

12 Jul 1991

15▼

$363,055

$127,310,949

19 Jul 1991

15▲▼

$313,280

$127,911,450

20 Sep 1991

17▼

$73,381

$130,549,109

27 Sep 1991

15▲

$55,467

$130,643,286

4 Oct 1991

21▼

$57,285

$130,719,208