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Summer of Sam

 1999
 142 minutes (2 hrs 22 mins)
Summer of Sam
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Production Country

United States

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Spike Lee

Starring

John Leguizamo · Adrien Brody · Mira Sorvino · Jennifer Esposito · Michael Rispoli · Saverio Guerra

Full cast & crew

Release dates

Canada release date Canada release
2nd July 1999
United States release date United States release
2nd July 1999
Brazil release date Brazil release
24th September 1999

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 14th Jan '00
  • Debut position: 11
  • Highest position: 11
  • Debut gross: £173.5 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 1

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 2nd Jul '99
  • Debut position: 8
  • Highest position: 8
  • Debut gross: $6 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 9

Chart position history

UK box office

14 Jan, 2000
11

US box office

2 Jul, 1999
8
9 Jul, 1999
10

Global box office

Certificates


R

R-15

K-16

15

18

R21

R-18

18+

16

12

18

15

VM18

16

18

18

C

M/18

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £173.5 Thousand
US total gross
United States Flag  $19.2 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $19.5 Million

25thframe.co.uk stats

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Summer of Sam (1999) – WTF Happened to This Horror Movie?  JoBlo Thu, 12th March 2026

Summer of Sam is an almost boringly flawless portrait of a real-life monster  The Guardian Thu, 26th April 2012