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The Secret of Sinchanee
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MOVIE
The History Boys
2006
109 minutes (1 hrs 49 mins)
Production Country
United Kingdom • United States
Director and Cast Quickview
Directed by
Starring
Samuel Anderson · James Corden · Stephen Campbell Moore · Richard Griffiths · Frances de la Tour · Andrew Knott
Release dates
US release22nd December 2006
United Kingdom release13th October 2006
Ireland release13th October 2006
Box Office Quickview
UK box office
- Debut box office: 13th Oct '06
- Debut position: 5
- Highest position: 5
- Debut gross: £794.7 Thousand
- Total chart weeks: 5
US box office
- Box Office debut: 24th Nov '06
- Debut position: 40
- Highest position: 22
- Debut gross: $100.8 Thousand
- Total chart weeks: 14
Chart position history
UK box office
13 Oct, 2006
5
5
20 Oct, 2006
7
7
27 Oct, 2006
8
8
3 Nov, 2006
9
9
10 Nov, 2006
14
14
US box office
Global box office
Certificates
US
R
R
Total grosses
UK total gross
£3.7 Million
£3.7 Million
US total gross
$2.7 Million
$2.7 Million
Global total gross
$13.4 Million
$13.4 Million 25thframe.co.uk stats
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