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While You Were Sleeping

While You Were Sleeping
1995
 103 minutes (1 hrs 43 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Starring

Sandra Bullock · Bill Pullman · Peter Gallagher · Peter Boyle · Jack Warden · Glynis Johns

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 21st April 1995

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 25th Aug '95
  • Debut position: 2
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £2.2 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 12

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 28th Apr '95
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $10.5 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 7

Chart position history

UK box office

25 Aug, 1995
2
1 Sep, 1995
1
8 Sep, 1995
2
15 Sep, 1995
6
22 Sep, 1995
8
29 Sep, 1995
9
6 Oct, 1995
15
13 Oct, 1995
14
27 Oct, 1995
15

US box office

28 Apr, 1995
1
5 May, 1995
2
19 May, 1995
4
26 May, 1995
8
9 Jun, 1995
8

Global box office

Certificates

US
PG

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £6.6 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $81.1 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $182.1 Million

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A year ago (2019) -

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The top new film of the week was The Informer directed by Andrea Di Stefano and starring Ana de Armas and Rosamund Pike which entered the box office at number 10.

The film with the longest run was Casino Royale which had been on the box office for 26 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was The Lion King which had taken £71.7 Million after 7 weeks of release.

Five years ago (2015) -

Also making its debut at the top was Straight Outta Compton starring O'Shea Jackson Jr. and Corey Hawkins and directed by F. Gary Gray

The film with the longest run was Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back which had been on the box office for 35 weeks.

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Ten years ago (2010) -

Another film making its debut at the top was Grown Ups starring Adam Sandler and Kevin James and directed by Dennis Dugan

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Avatar which had taken £92.8 Million over 17 weeks of release.

Fifteen years ago (2005) -

Making its debut at the top was The Dukes Of Hazzard starring Johnny Knoxville and Seann William Scott and directed by Jay Chandrasekhar

The film with the longest run was War Of The Worlds which had been on the box office for 9 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Charlie And The Chocolate Factory which had taken £33.3 Million after 5 weeks of release.

Twenty years ago (2000) -

The number one film was X-Men which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

The top new film of the week was Shanghai Noon directed by Tom Dey and starring Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson which entered the box office at number 2.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Gladiator which had taken £30.3 Million over 16 weeks of release.

Twenty five years ago (1995) -

The number one film was Waterworld which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

The top new film of the week was While You Were Sleeping directed by Jon Turteltaub and starring Sandra Bullock and Bill Pullman which entered the box office at number 3.

The film with the longest run was Bad Boys which had been on the box office for 11 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Batman Forever which had taken £17.5 Million after 7 weeks of release.

Thirty years ago (1990) -

The number one film was Die Hard 2: Die Harder which had been at the top for 3 weeks.

The top new film of the week was White Hunter Black Heart directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Clint Eastwood and Jeff Fahey which entered the box office at number 2.

The film with the longest run was Dick Tracy which had been on the box office for 9 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Days Of Thunder which had taken £7.6 Million after 5 weeks of release.