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MOVIE

The War of the Roses

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

1990

116 minutes (1 hrs 56 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Danny DeVito

Starring

Michael Douglas · Kathleen Turner · Danny DeVito · Marianne Sägebrecht · Sean Astin · Heather Fairfield

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 8th December 1989

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 9th Mar '90
Debut position: 2
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: £552.5 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 14

US box office

Box Office debut: 8th Dec '89
Debut position: 1
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: $9.5 Million
Total chart weeks: 5

Chart position history

UK box office

9 Mar, 1990
2

16 Mar, 1990
2

23 Mar, 1990
1

30 Mar, 1990
1

6 Apr, 1990
4

13 Apr, 1990
5

20 Apr, 1990
6

27 Apr, 1990
9

4 May, 1990
10

11 May, 1990
13

18 May, 1990
13

25 May, 1990
14

US box office

8 Dec, 1989
1

15 Dec, 1989
2

5 Jan, 1990
2

12 Jan, 1990
2

19 Jan, 1990
3

Global box office

Certificates

US
R

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£5.4 Million

US total gross
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$86.9 Million

Global total gross
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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 14

UK Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

The War of the Roses

9 Mar 1990

£552,459

16 Mar 1990

2▲▼

£520,230

£1,306,793

23 Mar 1990

1▲

£1,424,019

£3,229,219

30 Mar 1990

1▲▼

£1,091,348

£4,702,539

6 Apr 1990

4▼

£190,779

£4,979,169

13 Apr 1990

5▼

£95,390

£5,103,176

20 Apr 1990

6▼

£47,695

£5,169,949

27 Apr 1990

9▼

£23,848

£5,203,336

4 May 1990

10▼

£11,924

£5,220,030

11 May 1990

13▼

£5,962

£5,227,781

18 May 1990

13▲▼

£2,981

£5,231,954

25 May 1990

14▼

£1,491

£5,233,892

1 Jun 1990

16▼

£746

£5,389,449

8 Jun 1990

16▲▼

£373

£5,389,990

US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 5

US Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

8 Dec 1989

1▲

$9,488,794

15 Dec 1989

2▼

$6,975,488

$19,183,952

5 Jan 1990

2▲▼

$7,006,812

$53,454,080

12 Jan 1990

2▲▼

$5,693,242

$60,989,774

19 Jan 1990

3▼

$4,235,026

$67,059,791