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My Left Foot

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1989

103 minutes (1 hrs 43 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Jim Sheridan

Starring

Daniel Day-Lewis · Brenda Fricker · Alison Whelan · Kirsten Sheridan · Declan Croghan · Eanna MacLiam

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 30th March 1990

Ireland release: 24th February 1989

Canada release: 4th September 1989

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 21st Jul '89
Debut position: 4
Highest position: 4
Debut gross: £295.3 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 8

US box office

Box Office debut: 10th Nov '89
Debut position: 22
Highest position: 10
Debut gross: $41.2 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 5

Chart position history

UK box office

21 Jul, 1989
4

28 Jul, 1989
5

4 Aug, 1989
6

11 Aug, 1989
7

18 Aug, 1989
8

25 Aug, 1989
14

US box office

9 Mar, 1990
13

16 Mar, 1990
15

30 Mar, 1990
10

6 Apr, 1990
13

Global box office

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£631.1 Thousand

US total gross
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$11.5 Million

Global total gross
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Last viewed:
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