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Searching For Bobby Fischer
1994
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Directed by
Steven Zaillian
Starring
Max Pomeranc · Joe Mantegna · Joan Allen · Ben Kingsley · Laurence Fishburne · Michael Nirenberg
Box Office Quickview
UK box office
- Debut box office: 6th May '94
- Debut position: 8
- Highest position: 8
- Debut gross: £121.1 Thousand
- Total chart weeks: 4
Chart position history
UK box office
6 May, 1994
8
8
13 May, 1994
8
8
20 May, 1994
10
10
27 May, 1994
15
15
US box office
Global box office
Total grosses
UK total gross
£323.2 Thousand
£323.2 Thousand
US total gross
$0
$0
Global total gross
$0
$0 25thframe.co.uk stats
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