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2001: A Space Odyssey

 1968
 149 minutes (2 hrs 29 mins)
2001: A Space Odyssey
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Production Country

United Kingdom • United States

Production Studio

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Stanley Kubrick

Starring

Keir Dullea · Gary Lockwood · William Sylvester · Daniel Richter · Leonard Rossiter · Margaret Tyzack

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release
3rd April 1968
United States release date United States release
3rd April 1968
Japan release date Japan release
11th April 1968

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 17th May '68
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £316.3 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 90

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 18th May '18
  • Debut position: 22
  • Highest position: 22
  • Debut gross: $202.8 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 9

Chart position history

UK box office

17 May, 1968
1
24 May, 1968
1
31 May, 1968
1
7 Jun, 1968
1
14 Jun, 1968
1
21 Jun, 1968
1
28 Jun, 1968
1
5 Jul, 1968
1
12 Jul, 1968
1
19 Jul, 1968
1
26 Jul, 1968
1
2 Aug, 1968
1
9 Aug, 1968
1
16 Aug, 1968
1
23 Aug, 1968
1
30 Aug, 1968
1
6 Sep, 1968
1
28 Nov, 2014
14
1 Jun, 2018
14

US box office

Global box office

Other movies in this series

2001: A Space Odyssey
2010: The Year We Make Contact

Certificates

US
G

U

AL/Tous

PG

G

GP

Atp

G

PG

TE

T

7

K-8

G

12

12

11

G

Livre

G

R

A

12+

10

A.G.

Tous publics

Livre

11

B

U

U

12+

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £6.5 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $58.6 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $191.7 Million

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News from around the web
A film odyssey with a built-in interval | Brief letters  The Guardian Mon, 3rd August 2026

April 1968: The film 2001: A Space Odyssey gets (some of) the science right  American Physical Society Tue, 10th March 2026

2001: A Space Odyssey (novel by Clarke) | Summary  Encyclopedia Britannica Mon, 29th June 2026

The 10 Slowest Movies of All Time, Ranked  Collider Fri, 31st July 2026

2001: A Space Odyssey Review Part 7: Space Baby  mindmatters.ai Sat, 17th January 2026

The greatest space movie, according to Neil Armstrong  Far Out Magazine Thu, 16th July 2026