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The Color Purple

 1986
The Color Purple
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Directed by

Steven Spielberg

Starring

Danny Glover · Whoopi Goldberg · Margaret Avery · Oprah Winfrey · Willard E. Pugh · Akosua Busia

Full cast & crew

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 11th Jul '86
  • Debut position: 2
  • Highest position: 2
  • Debut gross: £943.8 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 8

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 20th Dec '85
  • Debut position: 8
  • Highest position: 2
  • Debut gross: $1.7 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 6

Chart position history

UK box office

11 Jul, 1986
2
18 Jul, 1986
3
25 Jul, 1986
3
1 Aug, 1986
6
8 Aug, 1986
7
15 Aug, 1986
8
22 Aug, 1986
8
29 Aug, 1986
11

US box office

20 Dec, 1985
8
27 Dec, 1985
7
10 Jan, 1986
5
17 Jan, 1986
2
18 Apr, 1986
8
2 May, 1986
12

Global box office

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £2.2 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $98.5 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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'The Color Purple' cast: Where are they now?  Entertainment Weekly Thu, 18th December 2025

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“I was timid”: The movie that “embarrassed” Steven Spielberg  Far Out Magazine Fri, 6th March 2026

Check out the new trailer for upcoming movie The Colour Purple which stars Taraji P. Henson and Danielle Brooks - movie UK release date 26th January 2024 #thecolourpurple

10th October 2023

Check out the new trailer for upcoming movie The Colour Purple which can seen in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

  • The movie is due for release in the UK on 26th January 2024
  • It is due for release in North America on 25th December 2023
  • It stars among others Taraji P. Henson (Term Life) and Danielle Brooks (A Star Is Born)
  • It is directed by Blitz Bazawule (Black Is King)
  • The movie also stars Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins and H.E.R.

Synopsis for The Colour Purple

A musical adaptation of Alice Walker's novel about the life-long struggles of an African-American woman living in the south during the early 1900s.

Check out the Salty Popcorn movie page for more information on this upcoming film.