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National Lampoons Animal House
1979
109 minutes (1 hrs 49 mins)
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Directed by
Starring
Tom Hulce · Stephen Furst · Mark Metcalf · Mary Louise Weller · Martha Smith · James Daughton
Release dates
US release28th July 1978
Box Office Quickview
UK box office
- Debut box office: 2nd Mar '79
- Debut position: 2
- Highest position: 2
- Debut gross: £886 Thousand
- Total chart weeks: 8
US box office
- Box Office debut: 28th Jul '78
- Debut position: 1
- Highest position: 1
- Debut gross: $276.5 Thousand
- Total chart weeks: 3
Chart position history
UK box office
2 Mar, 1979
2
2
9 Mar, 1979
3
3
16 Mar, 1979
3
3
23 Mar, 1979
3
3
30 Mar, 1979
3
3
6 Apr, 1979
4
4
13 Apr, 1979
5
5
20 Apr, 1979
4
4
US box office
28 Jul, 1978
1
1
27 Oct, 1978
1
1
21 Sep, 1979
2
2
Global box office
Total grosses
UK total gross
£2 Million
£2 Million
US total gross
$20.6 Million
$20.6 Million
Global total gross
$0
$0 25thframe.co.uk stats
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