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Breaking the Waves
1996
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Directed by
Starring
Emily Watson · Stellan Skarsgård · Katrin Cartlidge · Jean-Marc Barr · Adrian Rawlins · Jonathan Hackett
Box Office Quickview
UK box office
- Debut box office: 18th Oct '96
- Debut position: 6
- Highest position: 6
- Debut gross: £417.5 Thousand
- Total chart weeks: 5
Chart position history
UK box office
18 Oct, 1996
6
6
25 Oct, 1996
11
11
1 Nov, 1996
13
13
US box office
Global box office
Total grosses
UK total gross
£733 Thousand
£733 Thousand
US total gross
$0
$0
Global total gross
$0
$0 25thframe.co.uk stats
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