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Desperately Seeking Susan
1985
104 minutes (1 hrs 44 mins)
Director and Cast Quickview
Directed by
Susan Seidelman
Starring
Release dates
US release12th April 1985
Box Office Quickview
UK box office
- Debut box office: 6th Sep '85
- Debut position: 1
- Highest position: 1
- Debut gross: £675.1 Thousand
- Total chart weeks: 7
US box office
- Box Office debut: 29th Mar '85
- Debut position: 14
- Highest position: 5
- Debut gross: $1.5 Million
- Total chart weeks: 11
Chart position history
UK box office
6 Sep, 1985
1
1
13 Sep, 1985
1
1
20 Sep, 1985
1
1
27 Sep, 1985
1
1
4 Oct, 1985
2
2
11 Oct, 1985
5
5
18 Oct, 1985
12
12
US box office
29 Mar, 1985
14
14
5 Apr, 1985
13
13
12 Apr, 1985
5
5
19 Apr, 1985
5
5
26 Apr, 1985
7
7
3 May, 1985
9
9
10 May, 1985
10
10
17 May, 1985
7
7
24 May, 1985
8
8
31 May, 1985
8
8
14 Jun, 1985
12
12
Global box office
Total grosses
UK total gross
£3 Million
£3 Million
US total gross
$24.4 Million
$24.4 Million
Global total gross
$0
$0 25thframe.co.uk stats
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