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MOVIE
On the Buses
1971
88 minutes (1 hrs 28 mins)
Production Country
United Kingdom
Director and Cast Quickview
Directed by
Harry Booth
Starring
Reg Varney · Doris Hare · Michael Robbins · Anna Karen · Stephen Lewis · Bob Grant
Release dates
United Kingdom release1st August 1971
Finland release3rd December 1971
Argentina release30th March 1972
Box Office Quickview
UK box office
- Debut box office: 30th Jul '71
- Debut position: 1
- Highest position: 1
- Debut gross: £17.5 Thousand
- Total chart weeks: 23
Chart position history
UK box office
30 Jul, 1971
1
1
6 Aug, 1971
1
1
13 Aug, 1971
1
1
20 Aug, 1971
1
1
27 Aug, 1971
1
1
3 Sep, 1971
1
1
10 Sep, 1971
1
1
17 Sep, 1971
1
1
24 Sep, 1971
1
1
1 Oct, 1971
1
1
8 Oct, 1971
1
1
15 Oct, 1971
1
1
22 Oct, 1971
1
1
29 Oct, 1971
1
1
5 Nov, 1971
1
1
12 Nov, 1971
1
1
19 Nov, 1971
1
1
26 Nov, 1971
1
1
3 Dec, 1971
1
1
10 Dec, 1971
1
1
17 Dec, 1971
1
1
24 Dec, 1971
1
1
31 Dec, 1971
1
1
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Certificates
US
PG
PG
7
NRC
Btl
12
S
L
PG
14
Tous publics
Total grosses
UK total gross
£1.6 Million
£1.6 Million
US total gross
$0
$0
Global total gross
$0
$0 25thframe.co.uk stats
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