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Desperate Measures

 1998
Desperate Measures

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Barbet Schroeder

Starring

Michael Keaton · Andy Garcia · Brian Cox · Marcia GayErik King

Full cast & crew

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 27th Feb '98
  • Debut position: 5
  • Highest position: 5
  • Debut gross: £349.3 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 2

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 30th Jan '98
  • Debut position: 6
  • Highest position: 6
  • Debut gross: $5.8 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 2

Chart position history

UK box office

27 Feb, 1998
5
6 Mar, 1998
10

US box office

30 Jan, 1998
6
6 Feb, 1998
9

Global box office

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £548.3 Thousand
US total gross
United States Flag  $10.3 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

25thframe.co.uk stats

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