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Uncle Buck

Uncle Buck
CAST & DIRECTORBOX OFFICE DATAGLOBAL RELEASESTOP GROSSINGNEWS
1989
 100 minutes (1 hrs 40 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

John Hughes

Starring

John Candy · Jean Louisa Kelly · Gaby Hoffmann · Macaulay Culkin · Amy Madigan · Elaine Bromka

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 16th August 1989
Canada release date Canada release: 16th August 1989
Argentina release date Argentina release: 21st December 1989

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 13th Apr '90
  • Debut position: 2
  • Highest position: 2
  • Debut gross: £1.7 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 12

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 25th Aug '89
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $6.7 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 3

Chart position history

UK box office

13 Apr, 1990
2
20 Apr, 1990
3
27 Apr, 1990
4
4 May, 1990
6
11 May, 1990
9
18 May, 1990
10
25 May, 1990
12
1 Jun, 1990
14
8 Jun, 1990
15

US box office

25 Aug, 1989
1
1 Sep, 1989
1
6 Oct, 1989
5

Global box office

Certificates


15 age rating
US
PG

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £3.4 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $66.8 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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Top Grossing Movie Chart Position
UK total gross
£3,397,407
2003
Dead Poets Society
2004
Uncle Buck
2005
The Pelican Brief

US total gross
$66,758,538
1324
The Godfather Part III
1325
Uncle Buck
1326
Spies In Disguise


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Genres

Comedy

Drama

Family