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The Godfather

 1972
 175 minutes (2 hrs 55 mins)
The Godfather
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Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Francis Ford Coppola

Starring

Marlon Brando · Al Pacino · James Caan · Richard S. Castellano · Robert Duvall · Sterling Hayden

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release
24th March 1972
Canada release date Canada release
24th March 1972
United States release date United States release
24th March 1972

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 25th Aug '72
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £881 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 16

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 21st Mar '97
  • Debut position: 24
  • Highest position: 12
  • Debut gross: $229.9 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 3

Chart position history

UK box office

25 Aug, 1972
1
1 Sep, 1972
1
8 Sep, 1972
1
15 Sep, 1972
1
22 Sep, 1972
1
29 Sep, 1972
1
6 Oct, 1972
1
13 Oct, 1972
1
20 Oct, 1972
1
27 Oct, 1972
1
3 Nov, 1972
1
10 Nov, 1972
1
17 Nov, 1972
1
24 Nov, 1972
1
25 Feb, 2022
10

US box office

25 Feb, 2022
12

Global box office

Other movies in this series

The Godfather
The Godfather Part II
The Godfather Part III

Certificates

US
R

14A

14

16

G

16

15

T

u 18+

R-15

M18

PG

15

18+

16+

16

18+

16

PG

16

SPG

16

18+

K-18

14

15

B15

PG-13

18

12

MA15+

16

M/18

18

16

16

12

A

18+

18

14

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £4.5 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $135 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $248.6 Million

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This weeks Box Office Positions
UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 14

UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
25 Aug 1972
1N
£881,000
£881,000
1 Sep 1972
1▲▼
£940,500
£2,244,725
8 Sep 1972
1▲▼
£522,500
£2,950,100
15 Sep 1972
1▲▼
£401,923
£3,532,888
22 Sep 1972
1▲▼
£200,962
£3,824,283
29 Sep 1972
1▲▼
£100,481
£3,959,932
6 Oct 1972
1▲▼
£50,241
£4,027,757
13 Oct 1972
1▲▼
£25,121
£4,060,414
20 Oct 1972
1▲▼
£12,561
£4,078,627
27 Oct 1972
1▲▼
£6,978
£4,087,698
3 Nov 1972
1▲▼
£5,368
£4,094,945
10 Nov 1972
1▲▼
£4,129
£4,100,519
17 Nov 1972
1▲▼
£3,176
£4,104,965
24 Nov 1972
1▲▼
£2,443
£4,108,263
25 Feb 2022
10▼
£267,095
£267,095
4 Mar 2022
20▼
£12,000
£401,000
US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 3

US Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
21 Mar 1997
24▼
$229,932
$229,932
25 Feb 2022
12▲
$965,375
$965,375
18 Mar 2022
19▼
$115,029
$1,314,992
Global Box Office Info
Global Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total