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The Elephant Man
1980
124 minutes (2 hrs 04 mins)
Director and Cast Quickview
Directed by
Starring
Anthony Hopkins · John Hurt · Anne Bancroft · John Gielgud · Wendy Hiller · Freddie Jones
Box Office Quickview
UK box office
- Debut box office: 17th Oct '80
- Debut position: 1
- Highest position: 1
- Debut gross: £777.9 Thousand
- Total chart weeks: 10
Chart position history
UK box office
17 Oct, 1980
1
1
24 Oct, 1980
1
1
31 Oct, 1980
1
1
7 Nov, 1980
2
2
14 Nov, 1980
1
1
21 Nov, 1980
1
1
28 Nov, 1980
1
1
5 Dec, 1980
1
1
12 Dec, 1980
2
2
US box office
Global box office
Total grosses
UK total gross
£4.3 Million
£4.3 Million
US total gross
$0
$0
Global total gross
$0
$0 25thframe.co.uk stats
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