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The Secret of My Success

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

1987

111 minutes (1 hrs 51 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Herbert Ross

Starring

Michael J. Fox · Helen Slater · Richard Jordan · Margaret Whitton · John Pankow · Christopher Murney

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 10th April 1987

Argentina release: 21st May 1987

Japan release: 20th June 1987

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 26th Jun '87
Debut position: 1
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: £547.1 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 11

US box office

Box Office debut: 10th Apr '87
Debut position: 1
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: $7.8 Million
Total chart weeks: 4

Chart position history

UK box office

26 Jun, 1987
1

3 Jul, 1987
3

10 Jul, 1987
3

17 Jul, 1987
3

24 Jul, 1987
7

31 Jul, 1987
7

7 Aug, 1987
8

14 Aug, 1987
11

21 Aug, 1987
12

28 Aug, 1987
12

4 Sep, 1987
13

US box office

10 Apr, 1987
1

17 Apr, 1987
1

24 Apr, 1987
1

1 May, 1987
1

Global box office

Certificates

US
PG-13

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag

£2.1 Million

US total gross
United States Flag

$67 Million

Global total gross
Global Flag

$111 Million

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