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The Preachers Wife

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1996

123 minutes (2 hrs 03 mins)

Production Country

United States

Production Studio

Touchstone Pictures

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Penny Marshall

Starring

Denzel Washington · Whitney Houston · Courtney B. Vance · Gregory Hines · Jenifer Lewis · Loretta Devine

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 13th December 1996

United States release: 13th December 1996

Japan release: 21st December 1996

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 17th Jan '97
Debut position: 9
Highest position: 9
Debut gross: £171.2 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 4

US box office

Box Office debut: 13th Dec '96
Debut position: 4
Highest position: 4
Debut gross: $7.6 Million
Total chart weeks: 6

Chart position history

UK box office

17 Jan, 1997
9

24 Jan, 1997
12

31 Jan, 1997
14

7 Feb, 1997
14

US box office

13 Dec, 1996
4

20 Dec, 1996
6

27 Dec, 1996
7

3 Jan, 1997
8

Global box office

Certificates

US
PG

18+

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£345.7 Thousand

US total gross
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$48.1 Million

Global total gross
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25thframe.co.uk stats

Total views:
58

First viewed:
31st Mar 2026

Last viewed:
26th May 2026

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