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The Wild Geese

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1978

134 minutes (2 hrs 14 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Andrew V. McLaglen

Starring

Richard Burton · Roger Moore · Richard Harris · Hardy Kruger · Stewart Granger · Winston Ntshona

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 11th November 1978

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 7th Jul '78
Debut position: 1
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: £603.2 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 15

Chart position history

UK box office

7 Jul, 1978
1

14 Jul, 1978
2

21 Jul, 1978
2

28 Jul, 1978
2

4 Aug, 1978
2

11 Aug, 1978
3

18 Aug, 1978
3

25 Aug, 1978
5

1 Sep, 1978
6

8 Sep, 1978
6

15 Sep, 1978
8

22 Sep, 1978
8

29 Sep, 1978
8

US box office

Global box office

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£1.7 Million

US total gross
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Global total gross
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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 13

UK Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

The Wild Geese

7 Jul 1978

£603,173

14 Jul 1978

2▼

£335,096

£1,089,062

21 Jul 1978

2▲▼

£186,164

£1,349,692

28 Jul 1978

2▲▼

£103,424

£1,494,486

4 Aug 1978

2▲▼

£57,458

£1,572,054

11 Aug 1978

3▼

£31,921

£1,616,743

18 Aug 1978

3▲▼

£17,734

£1,639,797

25 Aug 1978

5▼

£9,852

£1,653,097

1 Sep 1978

6▼

£5,473

£1,660,759

8 Sep 1978

6▲▼

£3,041

£1,665,168

15 Sep 1978

8▼

£1,689

£1,667,364

22 Sep 1978

8▲▼

£938

£1,668,677

29 Sep 1978

8▲▼

£521

£1,669,354

14 Nov 2025

39▼

£3,752

21 Nov 2025

51▼

£1,051

£8,471

US Box Office Info

US Box Office Chart History

No UK Box Office info