Film of the Day: Ebenezer
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MOVIE

Talk Radio

 1988
 110 minutes (1 hrs 50 mins)
Talk Radio
CAST & DIRECTORBOX OFFICE DATAGLOBAL RELEASESTOP GROSSINGNEWS

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Oliver Stone

Starring

Eric Bogosian · Ellen Greene · Leslie Hope · John C. McGinley · Alec Baldwin · John Pankow

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release
13th January 1989
Sweden release date Sweden release
7th April 1989
France release date France release
12th April 1989

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 15th Sep '89
  • Debut position: 9
  • Highest position: 9
  • Debut gross: £53 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 4

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 6th Jan '89
  • Debut position: 18
  • Highest position: 14
  • Debut gross: $75.6 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 3

Chart position history

UK box office

15 Sep, 1989
9
22 Sep, 1989
12
29 Sep, 1989
14
6 Oct, 1989
15

US box office

13 Jan, 1989
14

Global box office

Certificates

US
R

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £112.9 Thousand
US total gross
United States Flag  $3.5 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $3.6 Million

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