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Outrageous Fortune

1987

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Arthur Hiller

Starring

Shelley Long · Bette Midler · Peter Coyote · Robert Prosky · John Schuck · George Carlin

Full cast & crew

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 11th Sep '87
Debut position: 2
Highest position: 2
Debut gross: £881.1 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 10

US box office

Box Office debut: 6th Feb '87
Debut position: 2
Highest position: 2
Debut gross: $5.4 Million
Total chart weeks: 8

Chart position history

UK box office

11 Sep, 1987
2

18 Sep, 1987
3

25 Sep, 1987
3

2 Oct, 1987
3

9 Oct, 1987
4

16 Oct, 1987
6

23 Oct, 1987
8

30 Oct, 1987
11

6 Nov, 1987
11

13 Nov, 1987
12

US box office

6 Feb, 1987
2

13 Feb, 1987
2

20 Feb, 1987
3

27 Feb, 1987
3

13 Mar, 1987
8

20 Mar, 1987
9

27 Mar, 1987
9

3 Apr, 1987
10

Global box office

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£2.1 Million

US total gross
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$52.9 Million

Global total gross
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