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The Last Emperor

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1987

163 minutes (2 hrs 43 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Bernardo Bertolucci

Starring

John Lone · Joan Chen · Peter O'Toole · Ruocheng Ying · Victor Wong · Dennis Dun

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 15th April 1988

Italy release: 23rd October 1987

West Germany release: 29th October 1987

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 26th Feb '88
Debut position: 1
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: £495.7 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 11

US box office

Box Office debut: 1st Apr '88
Debut position: 16
Highest position: 10
Debut gross: $560.5 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 4

Chart position history

UK box office

26 Feb, 1988
1

4 Mar, 1988
1

11 Mar, 1988
1

18 Mar, 1988
3

25 Mar, 1988
6

1 Apr, 1988
7

8 Apr, 1988
10

15 Apr, 1988
12

22 Apr, 1988
13

29 Apr, 1988
12

6 May, 1988
12

US box office

26 Feb, 1998
11

4 Mar, 1998
10

11 Mar, 1998
11

Global box office

Certificates

US
PG-13

R-12

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£1.6 Million

US total gross
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$44 Million

Global total gross
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25thframe.co.uk stats

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Last viewed:
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