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When the Whales Came

No cover art for When the Whales Came
1989
 100 minutes (1 hrs 40 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Clive Rees

Starring

Paul Scofield · David Threlfall · Helen Mirren · Helen Pearce · Max Rennie · Jeremy Kemp

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 20th October 1989
United States release date United States release: 20th October 1989
Denmark release date Denmark release: 2nd March 1990

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 25th Aug '89
  • Debut position: 13
  • Highest position: 13
  • Debut gross: £9.7 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 4

Chart position history

UK box office

25 Aug, 1989
13
1 Sep, 1989
15

US box office

Global box office

Certificates

US
PG

6

L

5

PG

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £23.2 Thousand
US total gross
United States Flag  $0
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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Last weekend Scream VI was at the top of the North American box office, there are 6 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the US box office this weekend?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

Here are this weeks new releases
  • Shazam! Fury of the Gods
  • Full River Red
  • American Cherry
  • Wildflower
  • A Snowy Day In Oakland
  • Inside

Shazam! Fury of the Gods

  • The movie is directed by David F. Sandberg, it is the directors 5th movie.
  • David F. Sandberg also directed Annabelle Creation in 2017 which grossed $102.1 Mil. in the US and grossed $306.5 Mil. globally.
  • It stars Helen Mirren who also starred in When the Whales Came (1989).
  • The film also stars Zachary Levi who was last seen in The Mauritanian (2021).
  • David F. Sandberg directed Zachary Levi in Shazam!
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The MPAA age rating is

Full River Red

  • The movie is directed by Yimou Zhang, it is the directors 21st movie.
  • Yimou Zhang also directed Huo Zhe in 1994.
  • It stars Teng Shen who also starred in Heart For Heaven (2015).
  • The film also stars Jackson Yee who was last seen in The Battle At Lake Changjin II (2022).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.

American Cherry

  • The movie is directed by Marcella Cytrynowicz, it is the directors 3rd movie.
  • Marcella Cytrynowicz also directed We in 2017.
  • It stars Leonor Varela who also starred in Jeremiah (1998).
  • The film also stars Matty Cardarople who was last seen in Free Guy (2021).
  • This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Wildflower

  • The movie is from director Matt Smukler.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Alexandra Daddario who also starred in The House (2017).
  • The film also stars Kiernan Shipka who was last seen in Let It Snow (2020).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The MPAA age rating is

A Snowy Day In Oakland

  • The movie is from director Kim Bass.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Nicole Ari Parker who also starred in The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls In Love (1995).
  • The film also stars Evan Ross who was last seen in The Loneliest Boy In the World (2022).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The MPAA age rating is

Inside

  • The movie is directed by Vasilis Katsoupis, it is the directors 2nd movie.
  • Vasilis Katsoupis also directed My Friend Larry Gus in 2016.
  • It stars Willem Dafoe who also starred in My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2010).
  • The film also stars Gene Bervoets who was last seen in The Last Diamond (2016).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The MPAA age rating is

Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Next week there are 6 new movies released

  • All of Those Voices - Wednesday, 22nd March
  • Soft - Friday, 24th March
  • Wildfire - Friday, 24th March
  • John Wick Chapter 4 - Friday, 24th March
  • A Good Person - Friday, 24th March
  • The Bogman - Saturday, 25th March