Film of the Day: Mental

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MOVIE

Sling Blade

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

1996

135 minutes (2 hrs 15 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Billy Bob Thornton

Starring

Billy Bob Thornton · Dwight Yoakam · J.T. Walsh · John Ritter · Lucas Black · Natalie Canerday

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 14th March 1997

Canada release: 14th March 1997

Portugal release: 6th June 1997

Box Office Quickview

US box office

Box Office debut: 29th Nov '96
Debut position: 15
Highest position: 7
Debut gross: $36.6 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 6

Chart position history

UK box office

US box office

29 Nov, 1996
15

14 Mar, 1997
7

21 Mar, 1997
7

28 Mar, 1997
11

4 Apr, 1997
14

11 Apr, 1997
15

Global box office

Certificates

US
Not Rated

Total grosses

UK total gross
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US total gross
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$19.8 Million

Global total gross
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25thframe.co.uk stats

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Director

Role

Billy Bob Thornton

Directed By

Actor

Character

Billy Bob Thornton

Karl Childers

Dwight Yoakam

Doyle Hargraves

J.T. Walsh

Charles Bushman

John Ritter

Vaughan Cunningham

Lucas Black

Frank Wheatley

Natalie Canerday

Linda Wheatley

James Hampton

Jerry Woolridge

Robert Duvall

Karl's Father

Rick Dial

Bill Cox

Brent Briscoe

Scooter Hodges

Christine Renée Ward

Melinda

Sarah Boss

Marsha Dwiggins

Kathy Sue Brown

Theresa Evans

Wendell Rafferty

Melvin

Bruce Hampton

Morris

Vic Chesnutt

Terence

Mickey Jones

Monty Johnson

Ian Moore

Randy Horsefeathers

Judy Pryor Trice

Mrs. Woolridge

Scott Stewart

Bubba Woolridge

Betty Lynn Hall

Woolridge Daughter

Jim Jarmusch

Frostee Cream Boy

Gary Don Fletcher

Preacher

Tim Holder

Albert

Tom Kagy

Freddy

Stacy Thomason

Woodridge Secretary

Jackie Stewart

Walter

Jamie Stewart

Teenage Boy

D.J. Royston

Housekeeper

Lacy Bailey

Karen

Raymond Lewallen

Ticket Agent

Bill Glasscock

Old Man