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Out of Africa
1985
161 minutes (2 hrs 41 mins)
Director and Cast Quickview
Directed by
Starring
Robert Redford · Meryl Streep · Klaus Maria Brandauer · Michael Kitchen · Malick Bowens · Joseph Thiaka
Release dates
US release20th December 1985
Canada release20th December 1985
Argentina release20th February 1986
Box Office Quickview
UK box office
- Debut box office: 7th Mar '86
- Debut position: 1
- Highest position: 1
- Debut gross: £972 Thousand
- Total chart weeks: 15
US box office
- Box Office debut: 20th Dec '85
- Debut position: 4
- Highest position: 1
- Debut gross: $3.6 Million
- Total chart weeks: 4
Chart position history
UK box office
7 Mar, 1986
1
1
14 Mar, 1986
1
1
21 Mar, 1986
2
2
28 Mar, 1986
2
2
4 Apr, 1986
2
2
11 Apr, 1986
2
2
18 Apr, 1986
1
1
25 Apr, 1986
1
1
2 May, 1986
2
2
9 May, 1986
1
1
16 May, 1986
3
3
23 May, 1986
5
5
30 May, 1986
12
12
6 Jun, 1986
12
12
13 Jun, 1986
12
12
US box office
20 Dec, 1985
4
4
27 Dec, 1985
4
4
10 Jan, 1986
1
1
17 Jan, 1986
3
3
Global box office
Certificates
US
PG
PG
Total grosses
UK total gross
£7 Million
£7 Million
US total gross
$87.1 Million
$87.1 Million
Global total gross
$227.5 Million
$227.5 Million 25thframe.co.uk stats
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