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Soul Man

Soul Man
CAST & DIRECTORBOX OFFICE DATAGLOBAL RELEASESTOP GROSSINGNEWS
1986
 104 minutes (2 hrs 44 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Steve Miner

Starring

C. Thomas Howell · Rae Dawn Chong · Arye Gross · James Sikking · Leslie Nielsen · James Earl Jones

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 24th October 1986
Australia release date Australia release: 8th January 1987
Sweden release date Sweden release: 16th January 1987

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 15th Jan '88
  • Debut position: 4
  • Highest position: 4
  • Debut gross: £626 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 8

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 24th Oct '86
  • Debut position: 3
  • Highest position: 3
  • Debut gross: $4.4 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 7

Chart position history

UK box office

15 Jan, 1988
4
22 Jan, 1988
4
29 Jan, 1988
4
5 Feb, 1988
5
12 Feb, 1988
7
19 Feb, 1988
10
26 Feb, 1988
12
4 Mar, 1988
13

US box office

24 Oct, 1986
3
31 Oct, 1986
3
7 Nov, 1986
3
14 Nov, 1986
3
21 Nov, 1986
7
28 Nov, 1986
8
5 Dec, 1986
9

Global box office

Certificates

US
PG-13

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £1.7 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $25.7 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
Soul Man
15 Jan 1988
4N
£625,950
£625,950
22 Jan 1988
4▲▼
£417,300
£1,231,035
29 Jan 1988
4▲▼
£160,500
£1,463,760
5 Feb 1988
5▼
£107,000
£1,594,835
12 Feb 1988
7▼
£41,154
£1,654,508
19 Feb 1988
10▼
£20,577
£1,682,287
26 Feb 1988
12▼
£13,718
£1,700,120
4 Mar 1988
13▼
£6,859
£1,709,380
US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 7

US Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
24 Oct 1986
3▲
$4,422,179
$4,422,179
31 Oct 1986
3▲▼
$3,524,711
$9,104,091
7 Nov 1986
3▲▼
$3,475,407
$13,665,435
14 Nov 1986
3▲▼
$2,827,444
$17,565,881
21 Nov 1986
7▼
$2,200,993
$20,366,809
28 Nov 1986
8▼
$2,438,768
$24,061,145
5 Dec 1986
9▼
$1,222,927
$25,692,592