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Absolute Beginners

 1986
Absolute Beginners
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Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Julien Temple

Starring

Patsy Kensit · Eddie O'Connell · David Bowie · James Fox · Ray Davies · Mandy Rice-Davies

Full cast & crew

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 4th Apr '86
  • Debut position: 3
  • Highest position: 3
  • Debut gross: £145.5 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 8

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 18th Apr '86
  • Debut position: 15
  • Highest position: 15
  • Debut gross: $83.7 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 1

Chart position history

UK box office

4 Apr, 1986
3
11 Apr, 1986
6
18 Apr, 1986
6
25 Apr, 1986
7
2 May, 1986
8
9 May, 1986
11
16 May, 1986
12
23 May, 1986
12

US box office

18 Apr, 1986
15

Global box office

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £572.6 Thousand
US total gross
United States Flag  $83.7 Thousand
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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News from around the web
How we made Absolute Beginners | Julien Temple  The Guardian Mon, 21st September 2015

Absolute Beginners  UNCUT Thu, 8th September 2016

35 Years Ago: Even David Bowie Couldn’t Save ‘Absolute Beginners’  Ultimate Classic Rock Sun, 18th April 2021

The Unloved, Part 26: Absolute Beginners  Roger Ebert Mon, 1st February 2016

Criminally Underrated: Absolute Beginners  Spectrum Culture Wed, 2nd October 2013

DVD Savant Blu-ray Review: Absolute Beginners  DVD Talk Mon, 22nd June 2015