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Whose Life Is It Anyway?

 1981
 119 minutes (1 hrs 59 mins)
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Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

John Badham

Starring

Richard Dreyfuss · John Cassavetes · Christine Lahti · Bob Balaban · Kenneth McMillan · Kaki Hunter

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release
22nd January 1982
Canada release date Canada release
22nd January 1982
Australia release date Australia release
12th March 1982

Box Office Quickview

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 22nd Jan '82
  • Debut position: 6
  • Highest position: 6
  • Debut gross: $1.3 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 1

Chart position history

UK box office

US box office

22 Jan, 1982
6

Global box office

Certificates

US
R

K-12

M

13

T

18A

15

L

16

Total grosses

UK total gross
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US total gross
United States Flag  $2.1 Million
Global total gross
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