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Thunderball

Thunderball
CAST & DIRECTORBOX OFFICE DATAGLOBAL RELEASESTOP GROSSINGFILM SERIESNEWS
1965
 130 minutes (2 hrs 10 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Terence Young

Starring

Sean Connery · Claudine Auger · Adolfo Celi · Luciana Paluzzi · Rik Van Nutter · Guy Doleman

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 22nd December 1965
Japan release date Japan release: 9th December 1965
Italy release date Italy release: 15th December 1965

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 20th Nov '20
  • Debut position: 40
  • Highest position: 20
  • Debut gross: £32
  • Total chart weeks: 4

Chart position history

UK box office

US box office

Global box office

Other movies in this series

Dr. No
From Russia With Love
Goldfinger
Thunderball
You Only Live Twice
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Diamonds Are Forever
Live and Let Die
The Man With the Golden Gun
The Spy Who Loved Me
Moonraker
For Your Eyes Only
Octopussy
A View to a Kill
The Living Daylights
Licence to Kill
Goldeneye
Tomorrow Never Dies
The World Is Not Enough
Die Another Day
Casino Royale
Quantum of Solace
Skyfall
Spectre
No Time To Die

Certificates

US
GP

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £20.8 Thousand
US total gross
United States Flag  $63.6 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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