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MOVIE
Lean On Me
1989
Director and Cast Quickview
Directed by
Starring
Morgan Freeman · Beverly Todd · Robert Guillaume · Alan North · Lynne Thigpen · Robin Bartlett
Box Office Quickview
US box office
- Box Office debut: 3rd Mar '89
- Debut position: 1
- Highest position: 1
- Debut gross: $5 Million
- Total chart weeks: 5
Chart position history
UK box office
US box office
3 Mar, 1989
1
1
10 Mar, 1989
1
1
17 Mar, 1989
3
3
24 Mar, 1989
4
4
31 Mar, 1989
4
4
Global box office
Total grosses
UK total gross
£0
£0
US total gross
$23.7 Million
$23.7 Million
Global total gross
$0
$0 25thframe.co.uk stats
News from around the web
Exclusive | Oscar winner Morgan Freeman reveals his top 3 movie roles: ‘Those are the highlights’ New York Post Fri, 23rd January 2026Joe Clark Dies: High School Principal Who Inspired ‘Lean On Me’ Was 82 Deadline Tue, 29th December 2020Lean on Me Review www.empireonline.com Sat, 1st January 2000Joe Clark, Paterson Eastside High School principal portrayed in film 'Lean on Me,' dead at 82 ABC7 New York Wed, 30th December 2020Sam Rockwell Says He Still Gets Residual Checks for ‘Lean on Me’ “Even Though I’m Not in It” The Hollywood Reporter Thu, 26th June 2025New Jersey principal Joe Clark, who inspired film 'Lean on Me,' dies at 82 NBC News Wed, 30th December 2020