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The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

 1989
 124 minutes (2 hrs 04 mins)
The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
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Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Peter Greenaway

Starring

Richard Bohringer · Michael Gambon · Helen Mirren · Alan Howard · Tim Roth · Ciarán Hinds

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 6th April 1990

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 13th Oct '89
  • Debut position: 4
  • Highest position: 4
  • Debut gross: £352.1 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 9

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 6th Apr '90
  • Debut position: 17
  • Highest position: 11
  • Debut gross: $252.2 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 5

Chart position history

UK box office

13 Oct, 1989
4
20 Oct, 1989
5
27 Oct, 1989
7
3 Nov, 1989
9
10 Nov, 1989
10
17 Nov, 1989
12

US box office

13 Apr, 1990
13
20 Apr, 1990
13
27 Apr, 1990
14
18 May, 1990
11

Global box office

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £878.2 Thousand
US total gross
United States Flag  $4.5 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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This weeks Box Office Positions
UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 6

UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
13 Oct 1989
4N
£352,117
£352,117
20 Oct 1989
5▼
£185,325
£602,306
27 Oct 1989
7▼
£97,539
£738,861
3 Nov 1989
9▼
£51,336
£813,298
10 Nov 1989
10▼
£27,019
£852,476
17 Nov 1989
12▼
£14,221
£873,096
21 Oct 2022
51▼
£1,061
£646,326
11 Nov 2022
53▼
£1,303
£647,629
9 Dec 2022
43▲
£2,780
£651,373
US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 5

US Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
6 Apr 1990
17▲
$252,223
$252,223
13 Apr 1990
13▲
$435,980
$839,806
20 Apr 1990
13▲▼
$649,205
$1,693,722
27 Apr 1990
14▼
$563,846
$2,421,270
18 May 1990
11▲
$553,572
$4,549,900
Global Box Office Info
Global Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total