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MOVIE

The French Lieutenant's Woman

 1981
 124 minutes (2 hrs 04 mins)
No cover art for The French Lieutenant
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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

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 16th October 1981
United States release date United States release: 18th September 1981
United Kingdom release date United Kingdom release: 15th 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
23 Oct, 1981
3
30 Oct, 1981
1
6 Nov, 1981
1
13 Nov, 1981
2
20 Nov, 1981
2
27 Nov, 1981
2
4 Dec, 1981
2
11 Dec, 1981
2
18 Dec, 1981
2
25 Dec, 1981
2
1 Jan, 1982
3
8 Jan, 1982
3
15 Jan, 1982
3
22 Jan, 1982
3
29 Jan, 1982
3
5 Feb, 1982
3
12 Feb, 1982
4
19 Feb, 1982
4
26 Feb, 1982
5

US box office

Global box office

Certificates

US
R

Atp

M

KT/EA

14

PG

S

Tous publics

12

16

12

A

15

T

16

14

18

M18

13

11

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £2.2 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $26.9 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $26.9 Million

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This weeks Box Office Positions
UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 20

UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
16 Oct 1981
4N
£22,120
£22,120
23 Oct 1981
3▲
£22,120
£54,194
30 Oct 1981
1▲
£435,453
£663,828
6 Nov 1981
1▲▼
£334,964
£1,132,778
13 Nov 1981
2▼
£323,309
£1,601,576
20 Nov 1981
2▲▼
£191,655
£1,850,728
27 Nov 1981
2▲▼
£185,888
£2,101,677
4 Dec 1981
2▲▼
£42,944
£2,159,651
11 Dec 1981
2▲▼
£21,472
£2,189,712
18 Dec 1981
2▲▼
£14,315
£2,210,469
25 Dec 1981
2▲▼
£7,158
£2,220,132
1 Jan 1982
3▼
£3,579
£2,225,143
8 Jan 1982
3▲▼
£2,386
£2,228,245
15 Jan 1982
3▲▼
£1,835
£2,230,631
22 Jan 1982
3▲▼
£1,223
£2,232,343
29 Jan 1982
3▲▼
£612
£2,233,200
5 Feb 1982
3▲▼
£471
£2,233,836
12 Feb 1982
4▼
£236
£2,234,166
19 Feb 1982
4▲▼
£182
£2,234,412
26 Feb 1982
5▼
£140
£2,234,601
US Box Office Info
US Box Office Chart History
No UK Box Office info
Global Box Office Info
Global Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total