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MOVIE
A Handful of Dust
1988
Director and Cast Quickview
Directed by
Charles Sturridge
Starring
James Wilby · Kristin Scott Thomas · Richard Beale · Jackson Kyle · Norman Lumsden · Jeanne Watts
Box Office Quickview
UK box office
- Debut box office: 24th Jun '88
- Debut position: 3
- Highest position: 3
- Debut gross: £572.3 Thousand
- Total chart weeks: 5
Chart position history
UK box office
24 Jun, 1988
3
3
1 Jul, 1988
4
4
8 Jul, 1988
5
5
15 Jul, 1988
8
8
22 Jul, 1988
11
11
US box office
Global box office
Total grosses
UK total gross
£1.1 Million
£1.1 Million
US total gross
$1.6 Million
$1.6 Million
Global total gross
$2.6 Million
$2.6 Million 25thframe.co.uk stats
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