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Lethal Weapon 2

Lethal Weapon 2
CAST & DIRECTORBOX OFFICE DATAGLOBAL RELEASESTOP GROSSINGFILM SERIESNEWS
1989
 114 minutes (1 hrs 54 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Richard Donner

Starring

Mel Gibson · Danny Glover · Joe Pesci · Joss Ackland · Derrick O'Connor · Patsy Kensit

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 7th July 1989

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 25th Aug '89
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £2 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 15

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 14th Jul '89
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $17.2 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 8

Chart position history

UK box office

25 Aug, 1989
1
1 Sep, 1989
1
8 Sep, 1989
3
15 Sep, 1989
2
22 Sep, 1989
2
29 Sep, 1989
5
6 Oct, 1989
7
13 Oct, 1989
10
20 Oct, 1989
11
27 Oct, 1989
14

US box office

14 Jul, 1989
1
21 Jul, 1989
1
28 Jul, 1989
2
4 Aug, 1989
3
11 Aug, 1989
6
25 Aug, 1989
5
1 Sep, 1989
5
6 Oct, 1989
11

Global box office

Other movies in this series

Lethal Weapon
Lethal Weapon 2
Lethal Weapon 3
Lethal Weapon 4

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £7.4 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $147.3 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $227.9 Million

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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 15

UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Lethal Weapon 2
25 Aug 1989
1N
£2,048,186
£2,048,186
1 Sep 1989
1▲▼
£1,674,827
£4,392,944
8 Sep 1989
3▼
£920,235
£5,681,273
15 Sep 1989
2▲
£505,624
£6,389,147
22 Sep 1989
2▲▼
£377,815
£6,899,197
29 Sep 1989
5▼
£152,646
£7,097,637
6 Oct 1989
7▼
£83,871
£7,210,863
13 Oct 1989
10▼
£46,083
£7,277,683
20 Oct 1989
11▼
£25,320
£7,311,865
27 Oct 1989
14▼
£13,912
£7,330,646
3 Nov 1989
18▼
£7,644
£7,340,583
10 Nov 1989
18▲▼
£4,200
£7,346,253
17 Nov 1989
19▼
£2,308
£7,349,484
24 Nov 1989
17▲
£1,268
£7,351,323
1 Dec 1989
21▼
£697
£7,352,334
US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 8

US Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
14 Jul 1989
1▲
$17,188,126
$49,212,120
21 Jul 1989
1▲▼
$13,022,249
$71,602,872
28 Jul 1989
2▼
$10,401,958
$88,845,480
4 Aug 1989
3▼
$8,040,033
$102,164,563
11 Aug 1989
6▼
$6,071,683
$112,102,140
25 Aug 1989
5▲
$3,335,582
$125,055,875
1 Sep 1989
5▲▼
$4,659,654
$131,302,932
6 Oct 1989
11▼
$1,118,457
$143,378,369