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The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

1984

103 minutes (1 hrs 43 mins)

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

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Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

W.D. Richter

Starring

Peter Weller · John Lithgow · Ellen Barkin · Jeff Goldblum · Christopher Lloyd · Lewis Smith

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 10th August 1984

United States release: 10th August 1984

Canada release: 5th October 1984

Box Office Quickview

US box office

Box Office debut: 5th Oct '84
Debut position: 15
Highest position: 14
Debut gross: $392.3 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 6

Chart position history

UK box office

US box office

5 Oct, 1984
15

12 Oct, 1984
15

26 Oct, 1984
15

16 Nov, 1984
14

23 Nov, 1984
14

Global box office

Certificates

US
PG

NRC

K-12

Tous publics

M/12

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£0

US total gross
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$5.5 Million

Global total gross
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25thframe.co.uk stats

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Last viewed:
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