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The Towering Inferno

The Towering Inferno
CAST & DIRECTORBOX OFFICE DATAGLOBAL RELEASESTOP GROSSINGNEWS
1974
 165 minutes (2 hrs 45 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

John Guillermin

Starring

Paul Newman · Steve McQueen · William Holden · Faye Dunaway · Fred Astaire · Susan Blakely

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 16th December 1974
Canada release date Canada release: 14th December 1974
Singapore release date Singapore release: 1st January 1975

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 31st Jan '75
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £896.5 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 28

Chart position history

UK box office

31 Jan, 1975
1
7 Feb, 1975
1
14 Feb, 1975
1
21 Feb, 1975
1
28 Feb, 1975
1
7 Mar, 1975
1
14 Mar, 1975
1
21 Mar, 1975
3
28 Mar, 1975
4
4 Apr, 1975
3
11 Apr, 1975
2
18 Apr, 1975
1
25 Apr, 1975
1
2 May, 1975
1
9 May, 1975
1
16 May, 1975
1
23 May, 1975
1
30 May, 1975
1
6 Jun, 1975
1
13 Jun, 1975
1
20 Jun, 1975
2
27 Jun, 1975
1
4 Jul, 1975
2
11 Jul, 1975
2
18 Jul, 1975
2
25 Jul, 1975
3
1 Aug, 1975
3
8 Aug, 1975
3

US box office

Global box office

Certificates

US
PG

G

14

NRC

12

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £7.2 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $0
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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