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MOVIE
A World Apart
1988
113 minutes (1 hrs 53 mins)
Director and Cast Quickview
Directed by
Chris Menges
Starring
Barbara Hershey · David Suchet · Paul Freeman · Tim Roth · Jeroen Krabbé · Jodhi May
Release dates
US release17th June 1988
France release1st May 1988
Turkey release1st July 1988
Box Office Quickview
UK box office
- Debut box office: 30th Dec '88
- Debut position: 3
- Highest position: 3
- Debut gross: £440 Thousand
- Total chart weeks: 9
US box office
- Box Office debut: 17th Jun '88
- Debut position: 13
- Highest position: 13
- Debut gross: $20.8 Thousand
- Total chart weeks: 1
Chart position history
UK box office
30 Dec, 1988
3
3
6 Jan, 1989
5
5
13 Jan, 1989
6
6
20 Jan, 1989
9
9
27 Jan, 1989
11
11
3 Feb, 1989
12
12
10 Feb, 1989
13
13
17 Feb, 1989
14
14
US box office
17 Jun, 1988
13
13
Global box office
Total grosses
UK total gross
£930.2 Thousand
£930.2 Thousand
US total gross
$20.8 Thousand
$20.8 Thousand
Global total gross
$0
$0 25thframe.co.uk stats
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