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Film of the Day: She's All That
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MOVIE

They Live

They Live
CAST & DIRECTORBOX OFFICE DATAGLOBAL RELEASESTOP GROSSINGNEWS
1989

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

John Carpenter

Starring

Roddy Piper · Keith David · Meg Foster · George Buck Flower · Peter Jason · Raymond St. Jacques

Full cast & crew

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 23rd Jun '89
  • Debut position: 5
  • Highest position: 5
  • Debut gross: £238.5 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 5

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 4th Nov '88
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $4.8 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 4

Chart position history

UK box office

23 Jun, 1989
5
30 Jun, 1989
7
7 Jul, 1989
8
14 Jul, 1989
9
21 Jul, 1989
13

US box office

4 Nov, 1988
1
11 Nov, 1988
4
18 Nov, 1988
11

Global box office

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £514.6 Thousand
US total gross
United States Flag  $12.3 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 5

UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
They Live
23 Jun 1989
5N
£238,497
£238,497
30 Jun 1989
7▼
£113,570
£391,817
7 Jul 1989
8▼
£54,081
£464,826
14 Jul 1989
9▼
£25,753
£500,880
21 Jul 1989
13▼
£12,263
£514,589
US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 4

US Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
4 Nov 1988
1▲
$4,827,903
$4,827,903
11 Nov 1988
4▼
$2,772,100
$8,988,903
18 Nov 1988
11▼
$1,296,415
$10,992,933
25 Nov 1988
16▼
$679,770
$12,250,223