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MOVIE

Ironweed

 1988
 143 minutes (2 hrs 23 mins)
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Production Country

United States

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Hector Babenco

Starring

Jack Nicholson · Meryl Streep · Carroll Baker · Michael OKeefe · Diane Venora · Fred Gwynne

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release
12th February 1988
United States release date United States release
12th February 1988
Australia release date Australia release
24th March 1988

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 20th May '88
  • Debut position: 5
  • Highest position: 5
  • Debut gross: £92.4 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 6

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 26th Feb '98
  • Debut position: 15
  • Highest position: 15
  • Debut gross: $838.5 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 1

Chart position history

UK box office

20 May, 1988
5
27 May, 1988
5
3 Jun, 1988
5
10 Jun, 1988
7
17 Jun, 1988
7
24 Jun, 1988
11

US box office

26 Feb, 1998
15

Global box office

Certificates

US
R

K-14

14A

M

6

16

M/12

13

14

11

15

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £219.1 Thousand
US total gross
United States Flag  $5.8 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

25thframe.co.uk stats

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