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Withnail & I

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

1987

107 minutes (1 hrs 47 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Bruce Robinson

Starring

Richard E. Grant · Paul McGann · Richard Griffiths · Ralph Brown · Michael Elphick · Daragh O'Malley

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 19th June 1987

Australia release: 29th October 1987

Italy release: 1st November 1987

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 12th Feb '88
Debut position: 4
Highest position: 4
Debut gross: £310.8 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 23

US box office

Box Office debut: 2nd May '25
Debut position: 49
Highest position: 48
Debut gross: $3.3 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 3

Chart position history

UK box office

12 Feb, 1988
4

19 Feb, 1988
6

26 Feb, 1988
8

4 Mar, 1988
9

11 Mar, 1988
13

18 Mar, 1988
13

1 Apr, 1988
15

US box office

Global box office

Certificates

US
R

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£695.1 Thousand

US total gross
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$27 Thousand

Global total gross
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25thframe.co.uk stats

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