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MOVIE

The Silence of the Lambs

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING FILM SERIES NEWS

1991

118 minutes (1 hrs 58 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Jonathan Demme

Starring

Jodie Foster · Anthony Hopkins · Scott Glenn · Lawrence A. Bonney · Kasi Lemmons · Lawrence T. Wrentz

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 14th February 1991

Canada release: 14th February 1991

Italy release: 5th March 1991

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 31st May '91
Debut position: 2
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: £842.4 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 20

US box office

Box Office debut: 15th Feb '91
Debut position: 1
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: $13.8 Million
Total chart weeks: 15

Chart position history

UK box office

31 May, 1991
2

7 Jun, 1991
1

14 Jun, 1991
1

21 Jun, 1991
1

28 Jun, 1991
2

5 Jul, 1991
2

12 Jul, 1991
4

19 Jul, 1991
7

26 Jul, 1991
10

2 Aug, 1991
11

9 Aug, 1991
13

16 Aug, 1991
15

23 Aug, 1991
15

US box office

15 Feb, 1991
1

22 Feb, 1991
1

8 Mar, 1991
1

15 Mar, 1991
1

12 Apr, 1991
3

19 Apr, 1991
4

3 May, 1991
6

17 May, 1991
7

24 May, 1991
13

14 Jun, 1991
13

12 Jul, 1991
15

19 Jul, 1991
15

27 Sep, 1991
15

Global box office

Other movies in this series

The Silence of the Lambs

Hannibal

Red Dragon

Hannibal Rising

Certificates

US
R

PG12

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag

£17 Million

US total gross
United States Flag

$130.7 Million

Global total gross
Global Flag

$272.7 Million

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This weeks Box Office Positions

UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 20

UK Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

31 May 1991

£842,367

7 Jun 1991

1▲

£4,260,472

£6,380,981

14 Jun 1991

1▲▼

£3,566,735

£11,552,747

21 Jun 1991

1▲▼

£2,532,977

£15,098,915

28 Jun 1991

2▼

£524,019

£15,832,542

5 Jul 1991

2▲▼

£262,010

£16,173,155

12 Jul 1991

4▼

£201,546

£16,465,397

19 Jul 1991

7▼

£77,518

£16,573,922

26 Jul 1991

10▼

£38,759

£16,626,247

2 Aug 1991

11▼

£14,907

£16,945,142

9 Aug 1991

13▼

£5,733

£16,953,455

16 Aug 1991

15▼

£4,410

£16,959,188

23 Aug 1991

15▲▼

£1,696

£16,961,562

30 Aug 1991

17▼

£1,305

£16,963,259

6 Sep 1991

18▼

£1,004

£16,964,665

13 Sep 1991

19▼

£772

£16,965,746

20 Sep 1991

22▼

£386

£16,966,267

27 Sep 1991

24▼

£193

£16,966,537

4 Oct 1991

21▲

£148

£16,966,752

11 Oct 1991

22▼

£114

£16,966,917

US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 15

US Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

15 Feb 1991

1▲

$13,766,814

22 Feb 1991

1▲▼

$11,947,765

$30,895,958

8 Mar 1991

1▲▼

$8,893,306

$58,125,470

15 Mar 1991

1▲▼

$7,656,361

$68,885,835

12 Apr 1991

3▼

$4,146,846

$100,088,453

19 Apr 1991

4▼

$3,476,287

$104,928,786

3 May 1991

6▼

$2,540,581

$112,193,973

17 May 1991

7▼

$1,871,178

$117,814,717

24 May 1991

13▼

$1,292,143

$119,828,381

14 Jun 1991

13▲▼

$726,501

$123,688,627

12 Jul 1991

15▼

$363,055

$127,310,949

19 Jul 1991

15▲▼

$313,280

$127,911,450

20 Sep 1991

17▼

$73,381

$130,549,109

27 Sep 1991

15▲

$55,467

$130,643,286

4 Oct 1991

21▼

$57,285

$130,719,208

Global Box Office Info

Global Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total