Film of the Day:
Scarecrow
ADVERTISMENT
MOVIE
Akira
1988
124 minutes (2 hrs 04 mins)
Director and Cast Quickview
Directed by
Starring
Mitsuo Iwata · Nozomu Sasaki · Mami Koyama · Tessho Genda · Hiroshi Otake · Koichi Kitamura
Release dates
US release25th December 1989
Japan release16th July 1988
Portugal release17th July 1988
Box Office Quickview
UK box office
- Debut box office: 25th Jan '91
- Debut position: 3
- Highest position: 3
- Debut gross: £439.3 Thousand
- Total chart weeks: 13
US box office
- Box Office debut: 30th Mar '01
- Debut position: 61
- Highest position: 11
- Debut gross: $22.4 Thousand
- Total chart weeks: 2
WorldWide box office
- Box Office debut: 15th Jul '88
- Debut position: 1
- Highest position: 1
- Debut gross: $3.5 Million
- Total weeks on top 15: 9
Chart position history
UK box office
25 Jan, 1991
3
3
1 Feb, 1991
5
5
8 Feb, 1991
7
7
15 Feb, 1991
10
10
22 Feb, 1991
15
15
1 Mar, 1991
14
14
9 Oct, 2020
3
3
16 Oct, 2020
13
13
17 Apr, 2026
5
5
24 Apr, 2026
11
11
US box office
4 Sep, 2026
11
11
Global box office
15 Jul, 1988
1
1
22 Jul, 1988
3
3
29 Jul, 1988
3
3
5 Aug, 1988
2
2
12 Aug, 1988
2
2
4 Sep, 2026
15
15
Certificates
US
Not Rated
Not Rated
Total grosses
UK total gross
£2.6 Million
£2.6 Million
US total gross
$2.2 Million
$2.2 Million
Global total gross
$49 Million
$49 Million