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MOVIE

The Butcher Boy

1998

110 minutes (1 hrs 50 mins)

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Production Country

Ireland

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Neil Jordan

Starring

Eamonn Owens · Sean McGinley · Peter Gowen · Alan Boyle · Andrew Fullerton · Fiona Shaw

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 3rd April 1998

United Kingdom release: 20th February 1998

Ireland release: 20th February 1998

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 20th Feb '98
Debut position: 6
Highest position: 6
Debut gross: £288.6 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 6

US box office

Box Office debut: 3rd Apr '98
Debut position: 20
Highest position: 20
Debut gross: $135.6 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 1

Chart position history

UK box office

20 Feb, 1998
6

27 Feb, 1998
7

6 Mar, 1998
7

13 Mar, 1998
8

20 Mar, 1998
11

27 Mar, 1998
14

US box office

Global box office

Certificates

US
R

MA15+

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M/12

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£1.3 Million

US total gross
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$135.6 Thousand

Global total gross
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25thframe.co.uk stats

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Last viewed:
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