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Arthur

Arthur
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1981

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Steve Gordon

Starring

Dudley Moore · Liza Minnelli · John Gielgud · Geraldine Fitzgerald · Jill Eikenberry · Stephen Elliott

Full cast & crew

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 17th Jul '81
  • Debut position: 2
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £326.9 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 20

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 15th Jan '82
  • Debut position: 12
  • Highest position: 6
  • Debut gross: $586.8 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 9

Chart position history

UK box office

17 Jul, 1981
2
24 Jul, 1981
2
31 Jul, 1981
2
7 Aug, 1981
2
14 Aug, 1981
2
21 Aug, 1981
1
28 Aug, 1981
3
4 Sep, 1981
4
11 Sep, 1981
4
18 Sep, 1981
3
25 Sep, 1981
4
2 Oct, 1981
3
9 Oct, 1981
5
16 Oct, 1981
6
23 Oct, 1981
6
30 Oct, 1981
6
6 Nov, 1981
6
13 Nov, 1981
7
20 Nov, 1981
5
27 Nov, 1981
4

US box office

15 Jan, 1982
12
22 Jan, 1982
13
12 Feb, 1982
12
19 Feb, 1982
9
26 Feb, 1982
6
5 Mar, 1982
8
12 Mar, 1982
12
19 Mar, 1982
9

Global box office

Other movies in this series

Arthur
Arthur 2: On the Rocks

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £2.2 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $95.5 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 20

UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Arthur
17 Jul 1981
2N
£326,923
£326,923
24 Jul 1981
2▲▼
£305,769
£724,423
31 Jul 1981
2▲▼
£326,923
£1,198,461
7 Aug 1981
2▲▼
£205,192
£1,485,730
14 Aug 1981
2▲▼
£114,904
£1,646,596
21 Aug 1981
1▲
£142,308
£1,852,943
28 Aug 1981
3▼
£64,616
£1,943,405
4 Sep 1981
4▼
£30,288
£1,982,779
11 Sep 1981
4▲▼
£24,923
£2,018,917
18 Sep 1981
3▲
£46,307
£2,079,116
25 Sep 1981
4▼
£10,308
£2,093,032
2 Oct 1981
3▲
£26,923
£2,129,378
9 Oct 1981
5▼
£4,615
£2,135,378
16 Oct 1981
6▼
£4,500
£2,141,678
23 Oct 1981
6▲▼
£4,000
£2,147,078
30 Oct 1981
6▲▼
£2,900
£2,151,138
6 Nov 1981
6▲▼
£1,550
£2,153,386
13 Nov 1981
7▼
£1,050
£2,154,856
20 Nov 1981
5▲
£750
£2,155,944
27 Nov 1981
4▲
£305
£2,156,386
US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 9

US Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
15 Jan 1982
12▼
$586,812
$80,803,852
22 Jan 1982
13▼
$359,415
$81,344,631
29 Jan 1982
16▼
$350,039
$81,814,525
12 Feb 1982
12▲
$1,061,498
$82,876,023
19 Feb 1982
9▲
$997,606
$84,620,103
26 Feb 1982
6▲
$933,000
$85,843,513
5 Mar 1982
8▼
$805,000
$86,919,765
12 Mar 1982
12▼
$617,815
$87,797,452
19 Mar 1982
9▲
$559,968
$88,595,661