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Lethal Weapon

Lethal Weapon
CAST & DIRECTORBOX OFFICE DATAGLOBAL RELEASESTOP GROSSINGFILM SERIESNEWS
1987
 109 minutes (1 hrs 49 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Richard Donner

Starring

Mel Gibson · Danny Glover · Gary Busey · Mitchell Ryan · Tom Atkins · Darlene Love

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 6th March 1987

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 28th Aug '87
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £1.1 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 12

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 13th Mar '87
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $7.1 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 8

Chart position history

UK box office

28 Aug, 1987
1
4 Sep, 1987
2
11 Sep, 1987
3
18 Sep, 1987
5
25 Sep, 1987
6
2 Oct, 1987
5
9 Oct, 1987
5
16 Oct, 1987
7
23 Oct, 1987
10
30 Oct, 1987
12
6 Nov, 1987
12
13 Nov, 1987
13

US box office

13 Mar, 1987
1
20 Mar, 1987
1
27 Mar, 1987
2
3 Apr, 1987
4
10 Apr, 1987
5
17 Apr, 1987
6
24 Apr, 1987
6
1 May, 1987
6

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  £2.8 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $65.2 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 12

UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Lethal Weapon
28 Aug 1987
1N
£1,149,577
£1,149,577
4 Sep 1987
2▼
£589,225
£1,974,492
11 Sep 1987
3▼
£302,012
£2,367,108
18 Sep 1987
5▼
£154,799
£2,591,567
25 Sep 1987
6▼
£79,343
£2,706,614
2 Oct 1987
5▲
£40,668
£2,761,516
9 Oct 1987
5▲▼
£20,845
£2,788,615
16 Oct 1987
7▼
£10,684
£2,803,573
23 Oct 1987
10▼
£5,476
£2,811,513
30 Oct 1987
12▼
£2,807
£2,815,583
6 Nov 1987
12▲▼
£1,439
£2,817,454
13 Nov 1987
13▼
£738
£2,819,130
US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 8

US Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
13 Mar 1987
1▲
$7,104,415
$16,929,490
20 Mar 1987
1▲▼
$6,289,750
$26,035,796
27 Mar 1987
2▼
$5,048,404
$33,594,790
3 Apr 1987
4▼
$4,074,088
$39,287,935
10 Apr 1987
5▼
$3,001,709
$43,554,814
17 Apr 1987
6▼
$2,755,915
$47,714,486
24 Apr 1987
6▲▼
$2,063,385
$50,807,204
1 May 1987
6▲▼
$1,665,998
$53,201,782