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A Handful of Dust

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1988

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Charles Sturridge

Starring

James Wilby · Kristin Scott Thomas · Richard Beale · Jackson Kyle · Norman Lumsden · Jeanne Watts

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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

1 Jul, 1988
4

8 Jul, 1988
5

15 Jul, 1988
8

22 Jul, 1988
11

US box office

Global box office

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£1.1 Million

US total gross
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$1.6 Million

Global total gross
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$2.6 Million

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