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Howard the Duck
1986
110 minutes (1 hrs 50 mins)
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Director and Cast Quickview
Directed by
Willard Huyck
Starring
Lea Thompson · Jeffrey Jones · Tim Robbins · Ed Gale · Chip Zien ·
Tim Rose
Full cast & crew
Release dates
US release
1st August 1986
Canada release
1st August 1986
Japan release
6th December 1986
Box Office Quickview
UK box office
Debut box office:
12th Dec '86
Debut position: 6
Highest position: 6
Debut gross: £238.2 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 10
US box office
Box Office debut: 1st Aug '86
Debut position: 3
Highest position: 3
Debut gross: $5.1 Million
Total chart weeks: 5
Chart position history
UK box office
12 Dec,
1986
6
19 Dec,
1986
6
26 Dec,
1986
6
2 Jan,
1987
8
9 Jan,
1987
9
16 Jan,
1987
9
23 Jan,
1987
10
30 Jan,
1987
9
6 Feb,
1987
11
13 Feb,
1987
12
US box office
1 Aug,
1986
3
8 Aug,
1986
8
Global box office
Certificates
US
PG
G
A
PG
6
12
M/6
K-12
16
12
7
12+
G
15
T
U
Tous Public
14
Total grosses
UK total gross
£552.1 Thousand
US total gross
$15 Million
Global total gross
$0
25thframe.co.uk stats
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