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The French Lieutenant's Woman
1981
124 minutes (2 hrs 04 mins)
Production Country
United Kingdom
Director and Cast Quickview
Directed by
Karel Reisz
Starring
Meryl Streep · Jeremy Irons · Hilton McRae · Emily Morgan · Charlotte Mitchell · Lynsey Baxter
Release dates
US release16th October 1981
United States release18th September 1981
United Kingdom release15th October 1981
Box Office Quickview
UK box office
- Debut box office: 16th Oct '81
- Debut position: 4
- Highest position: 1
- Debut gross: £22.1 Thousand
- Total chart weeks: 20
Chart position history
UK box office
16 Oct, 1981
4
4
23 Oct, 1981
3
3
30 Oct, 1981
1
1
6 Nov, 1981
1
1
13 Nov, 1981
2
2
20 Nov, 1981
2
2
27 Nov, 1981
2
2
4 Dec, 1981
2
2
11 Dec, 1981
2
2
18 Dec, 1981
2
2
25 Dec, 1981
2
2
1 Jan, 1982
3
3
8 Jan, 1982
3
3
15 Jan, 1982
3
3
22 Jan, 1982
3
3
29 Jan, 1982
3
3
5 Feb, 1982
3
3
12 Feb, 1982
4
4
19 Feb, 1982
4
4
26 Feb, 1982
5
5
US box office
Global box office
Certificates
US
R
R
M18
18
14
15
Atp
12
A
Tous publics
T
KT/EA
14
11
M
PG
16
16
13
S
12
Total grosses
UK total gross
£2.2 Million
£2.2 Million
US total gross
$26.9 Million
$26.9 Million
Global total gross
$26.9 Million
$26.9 Million 25thframe.co.uk stats
News from around the web
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