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Short Circuit 2

Short Circuit 2
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1988
 110 minutes (1 hrs 50 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Kenneth Johnson

Starring

Tim Blaney · Fisher Stevens · Michael McKean · Cynthia Gibb · Jack Weston · Dee McCafferty

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 6th July 1988
Argentina release date Argentina release: 29th September 1988
Italy release date Italy release: 28th October 1988

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 6th Jan '89
  • Debut position: 3
  • Highest position: 3
  • Debut gross: £350.6 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 8

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 8th Jul '88
  • Debut position: 7
  • Highest position: 7
  • Debut gross: $3.8 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 4

Chart position history

UK box office

6 Jan, 1989
3
13 Jan, 1989
3
20 Jan, 1989
6
27 Jan, 1989
7
3 Feb, 1989
8
10 Feb, 1989
11
17 Feb, 1989
12

US box office

8 Jul, 1988
7
15 Jul, 1988
7
22 Jul, 1988
11
29 Jul, 1988
15

Global box office

Other movies in this series

Short Circuit
Short Circuit 2

Certificates

US
TV-PG

PG

7

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £879.8 Thousand
US total gross
United States Flag  $15.7 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 8

UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Short Circuit 2
6 Jan 1989
3N
£350,552
£350,552
13 Jan 1989
3▲▼
£198,276
£608,311
20 Jan 1989
6▼
£99,138
£752,061
27 Jan 1989
7▼
£49,569
£818,979
3 Feb 1989
8▼
£24,785
£851,200
10 Feb 1989
11▼
£12,393
£867,931
17 Feb 1989
12▼
£6,197
£876,917
24 Feb 1989
16▼
£2,013
£879,836
US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 4

US Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
8 Jul 1988
7▲
$3,843,067
$3,843,067
15 Jul 1988
7▲▼
$3,228,176
$10,261,243
22 Jul 1988
11▼
$1,942,641
$13,837,884
29 Jul 1988
15▼
$989,581
$15,712,465