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Mo' Better Blues

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1990

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Starring

Denzel Washington · Spike Lee · Wesley Snipes · Giancarlo Esposito · Robin Harris · Joie Lee

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Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 28th Sep '90
Debut position: 4
Highest position: 4
Debut gross: £312.7 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 1

US box office

Box Office debut: 3rd Aug '90
Debut position: 7
Highest position: 7
Debut gross: $4.4 Million
Total chart weeks: 3

Chart position history

UK box office

28 Sep, 1990
4

US box office

3 Aug, 1990
7

10 Aug, 1990
11

17 Aug, 1990
15

Global box office

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£312.7 Thousand

US total gross
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$16.2 Million

Global total gross
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$16.6 Million

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