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The Right Stuff
1983
193 minutes (3 hrs 13 mins)
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Directed by
Philip Kaufman
Starring
Release dates
US release17th February 1984
Canada release21st October 1983
Argentina release22nd December 1983
Box Office Quickview
UK box office
- Debut box office: 2nd Mar '84
- Debut position: 1
- Highest position: 1
- Debut gross: £203.4 Thousand
- Total chart weeks: 10
US box office
- Box Office debut: 21st Oct '83
- Debut position: 7
- Highest position: 6
- Debut gross: $1.6 Million
- Total chart weeks: 12
Chart position history
UK box office
2 Mar, 1984
1
1
9 Mar, 1984
1
1
16 Mar, 1984
2
2
23 Mar, 1984
4
4
30 Mar, 1984
5
5
6 Apr, 1984
5
5
13 Apr, 1984
8
8
20 Apr, 1984
9
9
27 Apr, 1984
9
9
4 May, 1984
9
9
US box office
21 Oct, 1983
7
7
28 Oct, 1983
6
6
4 Nov, 1983
7
7
11 Nov, 1983
7
7
18 Nov, 1983
11
11
25 Nov, 1983
9
9
2 Dec, 1983
11
11
9 Dec, 1983
12
12
17 Feb, 1984
10
10
24 Feb, 1984
6
6
2 Mar, 1984
10
10
Global box office
Certificates
US
PG
PG
Total grosses
UK total gross
£549.3 Thousand
£549.3 Thousand
US total gross
$20.4 Million
$20.4 Million
Global total gross
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