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Ragtime
1981
Director and Cast Quickview
Directed by
Milos Forman
Starring
James Cagney · Brad Dourif · Moses Gunn · Elizabeth McGovern · Kenneth McMillan · Pat O'Brien
Box Office Quickview
US box office
- Box Office debut: 8th Jan '82
- Debut position: 8
- Highest position: 7
- Debut gross: $1.5 Million
- Total chart weeks: 4
Chart position history
UK box office
US box office
8 Jan, 1982
8
8
15 Jan, 1982
7
7
22 Jan, 1982
11
11
29 Jan, 1982
12
12
Global box office
Total grosses
UK total gross
£0
£0
US total gross
$14.9 Million
$14.9 Million
Global total gross
$14.9 Million
$14.9 Million 25thframe.co.uk stats
News from around the web
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