MOVIE

Mississippi Masala

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

1991

118 minutes (1 hrs 58 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Mira Nair

Starring

Denzel Washington · Sarita Choudhury · Roshan Seth · Sharmila Tagore · Charles S. Dutton · Joe Seneca

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 5th February 1992

France release: 18th September 1991

Germany release: 26th September 1991

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 17th Jan '92
Debut position: 7
Highest position: 7
Debut gross: £162.4 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 8

US box office

Box Office debut: 7th Feb '92
Debut position: 14
Highest position: 9
Debut gross: $45.8 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 5

Chart position history

UK box office

17 Jan, 1992
7

24 Jan, 1992
8

31 Jan, 1992
8

7 Feb, 1992
11

14 Feb, 1992
14

US box office

7 Feb, 1992
14

28 Feb, 1992
9

6 Mar, 1992
14

Global box office

Certificates

US
R

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£491.3 Thousand

US total gross
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$4.2 Million

Global total gross
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25thframe.co.uk stats

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Last viewed:
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