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The Pelican Brief

The Pelican Brief
CAST & DIRECTORBOX OFFICE DATAGLOBAL RELEASESTOP GROSSINGNEWS
1994
 141 minutes (2 hrs 21 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Alan J. Pakula

Starring

Julia Roberts · Denzel Washington · Sam Shepard · John Heard · Tony Goldwyn · James Sikking

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 17th December 1993

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 25th Feb '94
  • Debut position: 2
  • Highest position: 2
  • Debut gross: £1.7 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 12

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 24th Dec '93
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $11.1 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 9

Chart position history

UK box office

25 Feb, 1994
2
4 Mar, 1994
6
11 Mar, 1994
9
18 Mar, 1994
11
25 Mar, 1994
11
1 Apr, 1994
12
8 Apr, 1994
13

US box office

24 Dec, 1993
1
31 Dec, 1993
2
7 Jan, 1994
2
14 Jan, 1994
5
21 Jan, 1994
6
28 Jan, 1994
8
4 Feb, 1994
11
25 Mar, 1994
15

Global box office

Certificates

US
PG-13

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £3.4 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $100.8 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $195.3 Million

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This weeks Box Office Positions
UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 12

UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
25 Feb 1994
2N
£1,651,975
£1,651,975
4 Mar 1994
6▼
£660,790
£2,511,002
11 Mar 1994
9▼
£330,395
£2,957,035
18 Mar 1994
11▼
£165,198
£3,180,052
25 Mar 1994
11▲▼
£110,132
£3,334,237
1 Apr 1994
12▼
£110,132
£3,334,237
8 Apr 1994
13▼
£22,027
£3,362,872
15 Apr 1994
16▼
£11,014
£3,377,741
22 Apr 1994
16▲▼
£5,782
£3,385,836
29 Apr 1994
19▼
£2,203
£3,389,030
6 May 1994
19▲▼
£1,469
£3,391,087
13 May 1994
19▲▼
£588
£3,391,851
US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 9

US Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
24 Dec 1993
1▲
$11,124,936
$35,997,562
31 Dec 1993
2▼
$13,129,302
$61,056,465
7 Jan 1994
2▲▼
$8,569,419
$73,502,364
14 Jan 1994
5▼
$5,798,756
$81,662,226
21 Jan 1994
6▼
$3,711,685
$86,562,317
28 Jan 1994
8▼
$2,826,155
$90,338,565
4 Feb 1994
11▼
$2,085,504
$93,228,027
25 Mar 1994
15▼
$1,208,357
$98,844,868
1 Apr 1994
20▼
$705,966
$99,378,436
Global Box Office Info
Global Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total