MOVIE

The Great White Hype

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

1996

91 minutes (1 hrs 31 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Reginald Hudlin

Starring

Samuel L. Jackson · Jeff Goldblum · Peter Berg · Corbin Bernsen · Jon Lovitz · Cheech Marin

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 3rd May 1996

Brazil release: 10th May 1996

Australia release: 8th August 1996

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 20th Sep '96
Debut position: 11
Highest position: 11
Debut gross: £127.2 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 5

US box office

Box Office debut: 3rd May '96
Debut position: 5
Highest position: 5
Debut gross: $4.2 Million
Total chart weeks: 3

Chart position history

UK box office

20 Sep, 1996
11

27 Sep, 1996
14

18 Oct, 1996
15

US box office

3 May, 1996
5

10 May, 1996
7

17 May, 1996
10

Global box office

Certificates

US
R

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag

£292.5 Thousand

US total gross
United States Flag

$8 Million

Global total gross
Global Flag

$8.4 Million

25thframe.co.uk stats

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News from around the web

The Great White Hype Rotten Tomatoes Sat, 2nd April 2016

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The Great White Hype movie review (1996) Roger Ebert Mon, 30th October 2017

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