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Meatballs

Meatballs
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1979
 94 minutes (1 hrs 34 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Ivan Reitman

Starring

Bill Murray · Harvey Atkin · Kate Lynch · Russ Banham · Kristine DeBell · Sarah Torgov

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 29th June 1979
Canada release date Canada release: 28th June 1979
Australia release date Australia release: 20th September 1979

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 15th Feb '80
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £860.9 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 11

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 29th Jun '79
  • Debut position: 3
  • Highest position: 3
  • Debut gross: $77.2 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 1

Chart position history

UK box office

15 Feb, 1980
1
22 Feb, 1980
1
29 Feb, 1980
1
7 Mar, 1980
1
14 Mar, 1980
4
21 Mar, 1980
6
28 Mar, 1980
6
4 Apr, 1980
5
11 Apr, 1980
5
18 Apr, 1980
5
25 Apr, 1980
6

US box office

29 Jun, 1979
3

Global box office

Other movies in this series

Meatballs
Meatballs Part II
Meatballs III: Summer Job
Meatballs 4

Certificates

US
PG

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £1.9 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $43 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 11

UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Meatballs
15 Feb 1980
1N
£860,920
£860,920
22 Feb 1980
1▲▼
£354,368
£1,374,754
29 Feb 1980
1▲▼
£177,747
£1,623,600
7 Mar 1980
1▲▼
£155,099
£1,832,984
14 Mar 1980
4▼
£22,040
£1,863,840
21 Mar 1980
6▼
£8,816
£1,876,623
28 Mar 1980
6▲▼
£3,526
£1,881,383
4 Apr 1980
5▲
£1,410
£1,883,287
11 Apr 1980
5▲▼
£1,410
£1,885,261
18 Apr 1980
5▲▼
£564
£1,886,051
25 Apr 1980
6▼
£226
£1,886,356
US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 1

US Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
29 Jun 1979
3▲
$77,170
$77,170