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MOVIE

Purple Rain

 1984
 111 minutes (1 hrs 51 mins)
Purple Rain
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Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Albert Magnoli

Starring

Prince · Apollonia Kotero · Morris Day · Olga Karlatos · Clarence Williams III · Jerome Benton

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release
27th July 1984
United States release date United States release
27th July 1984
Australia release date Australia release
2nd August 1984

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 31st Aug '84
  • Debut position: 3
  • Highest position: 3
  • Debut gross: £436.2 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 4

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 5th Oct '84
  • Debut position: 9
  • Highest position: 8
  • Debut gross: $1.6 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 3

Chart position history

UK box office

31 Aug, 1984
3
7 Sep, 1984
4
14 Sep, 1984
4

US box office

5 Oct, 1984
9
12 Oct, 1984
8
19 Oct, 1984
10

Global box office

Certificates

US
R

B

T

12

M

16

M/12

15

13+

Tous publics

12

16

15

K-14

16

11

PG12

UA

13

11

NC-16

14

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £1.1 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $70.3 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

25thframe.co.uk stats

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