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The Emerald Forest

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

1985

114 minutes (1 hrs 54 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

John Boorman

Starring

Powers Boothe · Meg Foster · Yara Vaneau · William Rodriguez · Estee Chandler · Charley Boorman

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 3rd July 1985

France release: 20th May 1985

Spain release: 1st August 1985

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 23rd Aug '85
Debut position: 2
Highest position: 2
Debut gross: £394.7 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 5

US box office

Box Office debut: 5th Jul '85
Debut position: 5
Highest position: 5
Debut gross: $4.3 Million
Total chart weeks: 2

Chart position history

UK box office

23 Aug, 1985
2

30 Aug, 1985
3

6 Sep, 1985
6

13 Sep, 1985
7

20 Sep, 1985
9

US box office

5 Jul, 1985
5

26 Jul, 1985
13

Global box office

Certificates

US
R

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£913.9 Thousand

US total gross
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$15.8 Million

Global total gross
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