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Eve's Bayou

Eve
CAST & DIRECTORBOX OFFICE DATAGLOBAL RELEASESTOP GROSSINGNEWS
1997
 108 minutes (1 hrs 48 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Kasi Lemmons

Starring

Jurnee Smollett · Meagan Good · Samuel L. Jackson · Lynn Whitfield · Debbi MorganJake Smollett

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 7th November 1997
United States release date United States release: 7th November 1997
Italy release date Italy release: 13th March 1998

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 14th Aug '98
  • Debut position: 10
  • Highest position: 10
  • Debut gross: £51.2 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 2

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 7th Nov '97
  • Debut position: 8
  • Highest position: 8
  • Debut gross: $3.3 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 4

Chart position history

UK box office

14 Aug, 1998
10
21 Aug, 1998
11

US box office

7 Nov, 1997
8
14 Nov, 1997
10
21 Nov, 1997
12
28 Nov, 1997
13

Global box office

Certificates

US
R

12

Tous publics

M

13

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £133.6 Thousand
US total gross
United States Flag  $14.8 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $15 Million

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