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Personal Services

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1987

105 minutes (1 hrs 45 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Terry Jones

Starring

Julie Walters · Shirley Stelfox · Alec McCowen · Danny Schiller · Tim Woodward · Victoria Hardcastle

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 15th May 1987

Denmark release: 2nd May 1987

Australia release: 7th May 1987

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 8th May '87
Debut position: 2
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: £373.6 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 16

Chart position history

UK box office

8 May, 1987
2

15 May, 1987
2

22 May, 1987
2

29 May, 1987
2

5 Jun, 1987
3

12 Jun, 1987
1

19 Jun, 1987
2

26 Jun, 1987
3

3 Jul, 1987
5

10 Jul, 1987
5

17 Jul, 1987
6

24 Jul, 1987
9

31 Jul, 1987
9

7 Aug, 1987
12

14 Aug, 1987
13

21 Aug, 1987
13

US box office

Global box office

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£4.6 Million

US total gross
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$1.7 Million

Global total gross
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$4.4 Million

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