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MOVIE

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

1983

107 minutes (1 hrs 47 mins)

Production Country

United Kingdom • United States

Production Studio

Celandine Films

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Terry Jones

Starring

Graham Chapman · John Cleese · Terry Gilliam · Eric Idle · Terry Jones · Michael Palin

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 31st March 1983

United States release: 31st March 1983

France release: 22nd June 1983

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 8th Jul '83
Debut position: 2
Highest position: 2
Debut gross: £455 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 15

US box office

Box Office debut: 1st Apr '83
Debut position: 6
Highest position: 5
Debut gross: $2 Million
Total chart weeks: 5

Chart position history

UK box office

8 Jul, 1983
2

15 Jul, 1983
4

22 Jul, 1983
5

29 Jul, 1983
3

5 Aug, 1983
3

12 Aug, 1983
2

19 Aug, 1983
4

26 Aug, 1983
4

2 Sep, 1983
4

9 Sep, 1983
5

16 Sep, 1983
5

23 Sep, 1983
6

30 Sep, 1983
6

7 Oct, 1983
8

14 Oct, 1983
8

US box office

1 Apr, 1983
6

8 Apr, 1983
7

15 Apr, 1983
8

22 Apr, 1983
5

29 Apr, 1983
8

Global box office

Certificates

K-16

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£1.6 Million

US total gross
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$12.1 Million

Global total gross
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Box Office Release Breakdown

United States release date: 31st March 1983
France release date: 22nd June 1983
United Kingdom release date: 23rd June 1983
Denmark release date: 1st July 1983
United Kingdom release date: 7th July 1983
Finland release date: 5th August 1983
Sweden release date: 5th August 1983
Australia release date: 12th August 1983
Netherlands release date: 18th August 1983
West Germany release date: 26th August 1983
Norway release date: 29th August 1983
Italy release date: 28th September 1983
Hong Kong release date: 17th November 1983
Brazil release date: 22nd December 1983
Portugal release date: 24th May 1984
Argentina release date: 9th January 1986
Japan release date: 21st March 1987
Japan release date: 20th June 1987
Czech Republic release date: 22nd January 2002