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You've Got Mail

 1998
 119 minutes (1 hrs 59 mins)
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Production Country

United States

Production Studio

Warner Bros. Pictures

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Nora Ephron

Starring

Tom Hanks · Meg Ryan · Greg Kinnear · Parker Posey · Jean Stapleton · Steve Zahn

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release
18th December 1998
Canada release date Canada release
18th December 1998
India release date India release
18th December 1998

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 26th Feb '99
  • Debut position: 2
  • Highest position: 2
  • Debut gross: £1.6 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 6

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 5th Mar '99
  • Debut position: 42
  • Highest position: 24
  • Debut gross: $110.7 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 7

Chart position history

UK box office

26 Feb, 1999
2
5 Mar, 1999
3
12 Mar, 1999
5
19 Mar, 1999
7
26 Mar, 1999
12
2 Apr, 1999
15

US box office

Global box office

Certificates

US
PG

G

A

12

7

G

Atp

12

L

PG

Apt

7+

0

12

PG

G

PG

S

T

12+

7

Not Rated

Btl

PG

M/12

AL

14

Tous publics

6

PG

0+

T

U

U

A

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £4.8 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $115.8 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $250.8 Million

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No move at the top of the box office chart this week for The Lego Movie which makes it 3 in a row now for the little plastic bricks.

Keeping a still solid weekend gross of £3.2 million The Lego Movie was able to keep all pretenders to the throne at bay. the total now for Lego is £26.7 million.

Highest new film of the week is the Liam Neeson action film Non-Stop which debuts at 2 with £2.6 million.

A year ago Hansel and Gretel was the highest new film of the week debuting at the top of the chart, knocking Wreck-It Ralph down to the runner up spot.

Five years ago Slumdog Millionaire was still at the top off the back of big Oscar success while highest new film was Unborn at number 3.

Ten years ago Along Came Poly entered the chart at number one moving School of Rock down to number three.

Fifteen years ago A Bugs Life held firm at the top leaving highest new film You've Got Mail to enter at two.

Twenty years ago Schindler's List stayed at the top on the back of it's Oscar glory while Beethoven's 2nd was the highest new film at four.

Finally Twenty-Five years ago Rain Man was doing big business as the top film for March.