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Film of the Day: Jimmy's Hall
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MOVIE

Coming to America

Coming to America
CAST & DIRECTORBOX OFFICE DATAGLOBAL RELEASESTOP GROSSINGNEWS
1988
 116 minutes (1 hrs 56 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

John Landis

Starring

Eddie Murphy · Arsenio Hall · James Earl Jones · John Amos · Madge Sinclair · Shari Headley

Full cast & crew

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 5th Aug '88
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £521.6 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 13

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 1st Jul '88
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $21.4 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 6

Chart position history

UK box office

5 Aug, 1988
1
12 Aug, 1988
1
19 Aug, 1988
2
26 Aug, 1988
3
2 Sep, 1988
4
9 Sep, 1988
5
16 Sep, 1988
4
23 Sep, 1988
7
30 Sep, 1988
9
7 Oct, 1988
10
14 Oct, 1988
10
21 Oct, 1988
10
28 Oct, 1988
11

US box office

1 Jul, 1988
1
8 Jul, 1988
1
15 Jul, 1988
1
22 Jul, 1988
2
29 Jul, 1988
3
2 Sep, 1988
11

Global box office

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £3.5 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $128.2 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $288.8 Million

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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 13

UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
5 Aug 1988
1N
£521,566
£521,566
12 Aug 1988
1▲▼
£600,969
£1,332,874
19 Aug 1988
2▼
£515,724
£2,029,101
26 Aug 1988
3▼
£460,861
£2,651,263
2 Sep 1988
4▼
£260,373
£3,015,785
9 Sep 1988
5▼
£147,103
£3,207,019
16 Sep 1988
4▲
£83,109
£3,323,372
23 Sep 1988
7▼
£46,954
£3,386,760
30 Sep 1988
9▼
£26,528
£3,422,573
7 Oct 1988
10▼
£14,988
£3,442,807
14 Oct 1988
10▲▼
£10,891
£3,458,599
21 Oct 1988
10▲▼
£8,712
£3,470,360
28 Oct 1988
11▼
£1,195
£3,472,033
US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 6

US Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
1 Jul 1988
1▲
$21,404,420
$21,404,420
8 Jul 1988
1▲▼
$13,342,707
$49,497,282
15 Jul 1988
1▲▼
$10,417,790
$66,732,490
22 Jul 1988
2▼
$8,886,442
$81,234,946
29 Jul 1988
3▼
$6,430,730
$92,011,700
2 Sep 1988
11▼
$2,305,075
$117,382,908
Global Box Office Info
Global Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total