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The Dark Crystal

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1982

93 minutes (1 hrs 33 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Jim Henson · Frank Oz

Starring

Jim Henson · Kathryn Mullen · Frank Oz · Dave Goelz · Steve Whitmire · Louise Gold

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 17th December 1982

Canada release: 17th December 1982

Argentina release: 23rd December 1982

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 18th Feb '83
Debut position: 1
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: £1 Million
Total chart weeks: 8

US box office

Box Office debut: 17th Dec '82
Debut position: 3
Highest position: 2
Debut gross: $4.7 Million
Total chart weeks: 11

Chart position history

UK box office

18 Feb, 1983
1

25 Feb, 1983
2

4 Mar, 1983
2

11 Mar, 1983
2

18 Mar, 1983
2

25 Mar, 1983
3

1 Apr, 1983
3

US box office

17 Dec, 1982
3

24 Dec, 1982
5

31 Dec, 1982
2

7 Jan, 1983
4

14 Jan, 1983
4

21 Jan, 1983
5

28 Jan, 1983
5

4 Feb, 1983
9

11 Feb, 1983
9

Global box office

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£2.9 Million

US total gross
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$41.4 Million

Global total gross
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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 7

UK Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

The Dark Crystal

18 Feb 1983

£1,000,006

25 Feb 1983

2▼

£720,004

£1,972,011

4 Mar 1983

2▲▼

£360,002

£2,440,014

11 Mar 1983

2▲▼

£138,462

£2,658,784

18 Mar 1983

2▲▼

£92,308

£2,783,400

25 Mar 1983

3▼

£46,154

£2,845,708

1 Apr 1983

3▲▼

£23,077

£2,878,016

19 Apr 2024

49▼

£1,914

£2,419,399

US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 11

US Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

17 Dec 1982

3▲

$4,657,335

24 Dec 1982

5▼

$3,370,458

$10,773,559

31 Dec 1982

2▲

$5,405,071

$22,029,071

7 Jan 1983

4▼

$4,308,705

$27,864,705

14 Jan 1983

4▲▼

$3,158,167

$32,278,167

21 Jan 1983

5▼

$2,226,613

$35,499,613

28 Jan 1983

5▲▼

$1,790,022

$37,949,022

4 Feb 1983

9▼

$1,120,722

$39,497,722

11 Feb 1983

9▲▼

$841,001

$40,577,001

23 Feb 2018

22▼

$548,354

2 Mar 2018

34▼

$147,616

$908,069