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MOVIE

The Color Purple 1986

The Color Purple
CAST & DIRECTORBOX OFFICE DATAGLOBAL RELEASESTOP GROSSINGNEWS
1986
Cast and Director

Directed by

Starring

Danny Glover / Whoopi Goldberg / Margaret Avery / Oprah Winfrey / Willard E. Pugh / Akosua Busia / Desreta Jackson / Adolph Caesar / Rae Dawn Chong / Dana Ivey
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
Certificates

15 age rating
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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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 8

UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
The Color Purple
11 Jul 1986
2N
£943,820
£943,820
18 Jul 1986
3▼
£471,910
£1,604,494
25 Jul 1986
3▲▼
£235,955
£1,923,033
1 Aug 1986
6▼
£117,978
£2,082,303
8 Aug 1986
7▼
£58,989
£2,158,989
15 Aug 1986
8▼
£29,495
£2,200,282
22 Aug 1986
8▲▼
£14,748
£2,220,929
29 Aug 1986
11▼
£7,374
£2,238,995
US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 6

US Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
20 Dec 1985
8▲
$1,710,333
$1,710,333
27 Dec 1985
7▲
$3,162,958
$7,108,801
10 Jan 1986
5▲
$3,126,757
$18,810,736
17 Jan 1986
2▲
$5,742,903
$26,148,105
18 Apr 1986
8▼
$1,200,069
$88,219,316
2 May 1986
12▼
$728,794
$90,962,021