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My Beautiful Laundrette

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1985

97 minutes (1 hrs 37 mins)

Production Country

United Kingdom

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Stephen Frears

Starring

Daniel Day-Lewis · Richard Graham · Winston Graham · Dudley Thomas · Derrick Branche · Garry Cooper

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 4th April 1986

United Kingdom release: 16th November 1985

United States release: 4th April 1986

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 15th Nov '85
Debut position: 2
Highest position: 2
Debut gross: £269.7 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 17

Chart position history

UK box office

15 Nov, 1985
2

22 Nov, 1985
4

29 Nov, 1985
6

6 Dec, 1985
6

13 Dec, 1985
7

20 Dec, 1985
7

27 Dec, 1985
8

3 Jan, 1986
9

10 Jan, 1986
10

17 Jan, 1986
12

US box office

Global box office

Certificates

US
R

VM14

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag

£1 Million

US total gross
United States Flag

$2.5 Million

Global total gross
Global Flag

$4.6 Million

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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 10

UK Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

My Beautiful Laundrette

15 Nov 1985

£269,686

22 Nov 1985

4▼

£147,874

£461,922

29 Nov 1985

6▼

£139,150

£649,775

6 Dec 1985

6▲▼

£102,767

£788,510

13 Dec 1985

7▼

£61,845

£880,232

20 Dec 1985

7▲▼

£41,230

£937,954

27 Dec 1985

8▼

£16,492

£957,744

3 Jan 1986

9▼

£10,995

£972,587

10 Jan 1986

10▼

£5,498

£980,559

17 Jan 1986

12▼

£2,199

£983,638

9 Jul 2021

48▼

£173

£2,869

23 Jul 2021

28▲

£1,021

£5,755

30 Jul 2021

42▼

£10

£6,309

10 Sep 2021

64▼

£83

£6,819

1 Aug 2025

29▲

£11,717

8 Aug 2025

35▼

£6,307

£25,506

15 Aug 2025

46▼

£1,113

£32,765

US Box Office Info

US Box Office Chart History

No UK Box Office info