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Withnail & I

 1987
 107 minutes (1 hrs 47 mins)
Withnail & I
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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 date US release
19th June 1987
Australia release date Australia release
29th October 1987
Italy release date 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: 26

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
United Kingdom Flag  £702.6 Thousand
US total gross
United States Flag  $27 Thousand
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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News from around the web
Liam Withnail’s Long-Haul Flight Survival Guide  festmag.com Sat, 28th February 2026

“Just to really frighten him into line”: Paul McGann was very nearly fired from 1987’s ‘Withnail and I’  Far Out Magazine Mon, 6th July 2026

Oldenburg Festival to Honor 'Withnail & I' Director Bruce Robinson  IMDb Fri, 21st August 2026

Withnail and I  FilmInk Sat, 3rd January 2026

Movie Monday: ‘Withnail and I’  The Indiependent Mon, 24th March 2025

Review: Withnail and I. Birmingham Rep.  East Midlands Theatre. Fri, 17th May 2024