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Philomena

Philomena
2013
 98 minutes (1 hrs 38 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Starring

Judi Dench · Steve Coogan · Sophie Kennedy Clark · Mare Winningham · Barbara Jefford · Ruth McCabe

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 27th November 2013
United Kingdom release date United Kingdom release: 1st November 2013
Ireland release date Ireland release: 1st November 2013

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 1st Nov '13
  • Debut position: 4
  • Highest position: 3
  • Debut gross: £1.5 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 22

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 22nd Nov '13
  • Debut position: 28
  • Highest position: 8
  • Debut gross: $128.4 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 26

Chart position history

UK box office

1 Nov, 2013
4
8 Nov, 2013
3
15 Nov, 2013
3
22 Nov, 2013
6
29 Nov, 2013
8
6 Dec, 2013
11
13 Dec, 2013
12

US box office

29 Nov, 2013
8
6 Dec, 2013
9
13 Dec, 2013
8
20 Dec, 2013
11
27 Dec, 2013
15
3 Jan, 2014
14
21 Feb, 2014
15

Global box office

Certificates

US
PG-13

12

T

NC-16

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £11.4 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $37.7 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $100.1 Million

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Philomena – review  The Guardian Thu, 31st October 2013

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Filming Locations for Philomena (2013), in Northern Ireland, London, Essex and Washington DC.  The Worldwide Guide To Movie Locations Fri, 16th November 2018

Frozen hits the top spot on it's debut week of release knocking Philomena down to number 4. Frozen was released in UK cinema's on December 6th last year and became an instant hit for Disney.

The film to date has made nearly £40 million at the UK box office and is still in cinemas and this week is number 14 having spent 16 weeks on the box office chart. The film has grossed nearly $1.1 billion world wide and is the 10th highest grossing movie.

Other new films this week include: - Homefront - The Family - Carrie (2013) -

After just a single week at the top The Hunger Games: Catching Fire falls a single place and Philomena takes over at the top.

Starring Judi Dench and Steve Coogan this quirky British film was released at the box office at the beginning of November last year and spent 7 weeks on the box office.

The film entered at 4 but did climb to 3 for a couple of weeks, it was kept from the top by Thor: The Dark World and Gravity.

Other new Video releases on the chart this week: - Saving Mr Banks - Diana - Free Birds -