Film of the Day: Mental

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MOVIE

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CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

1989

106 minutes (1 hrs 46 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Michael Caton-Jones

Starring

John Hurt · Joanne Whalley · Bridget Fonda · Ian McKellen · Leslie Phillips · Britt Ekland

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 28th April 1989

Ireland release: 21st April 1989

France release: 28th June 1989

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 3rd Mar '89
Debut position: 3
Highest position: 3
Debut gross: £437.8 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 9

US box office

Box Office debut: 28th Apr '89
Debut position: 14
Highest position: 12
Debut gross: $658.7 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 2

Chart position history

UK box office

3 Mar, 1989
3

10 Mar, 1989
10

17 Mar, 1989
4

24 Mar, 1989
4

31 Mar, 1989
5

7 Apr, 1989
6

14 Apr, 1989
10

21 Apr, 1989
11

28 Apr, 1989
12

US box office

28 Apr, 1989
14

2 Jun, 1989
12

Global box office

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£1.4 Million

US total gross
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$8.8 Million

Global total gross
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$14 Million

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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 9

UK Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

Scandal

3 Mar 1989

£437,786

10 Mar 1989

10▼

£45,994

£497,578

17 Mar 1989

4▲

£242,997

£813,474

24 Mar 1989

4▲▼

£192,607

£1,083,124

31 Mar 1989

5▼

£128,405

£1,269,311

7 Apr 1989

6▼

£55,828

£1,350,262

14 Apr 1989

10▼

£24,273

£1,368,411

21 Apr 1989

11▼

£10,553

£1,383,713

28 Apr 1989

12▼

£4,588

£1,390,366

US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 2

US Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

28 Apr 1989

14▼

$658,660

2 Jun 1989

12▲

$569,425

$6,418,402