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MOVIE
Urban Cowboy
1980
132 minutes (2 hrs 12 mins)
Director and Cast Quickview
Directed by
James Bridges
Starring
John Travolta · Debra Winger · Scott Glenn · Madolyn Smith Osborne · Barry Corbin · Brooke Alderson
Box Office Quickview
UK box office
- Debut box office: 12th Sep '80
- Debut position: 2
- Highest position: 2
- Debut gross: £703.8 Thousand
- Total chart weeks: 8
Chart position history
UK box office
12 Sep, 1980
2
2
19 Sep, 1980
2
2
26 Sep, 1980
2
2
3 Oct, 1980
3
3
10 Oct, 1980
4
4
17 Oct, 1980
4
4
24 Oct, 1980
4
4
31 Oct, 1980
6
6
US box office
Global box office
Total grosses
UK total gross
£2 Million
£2 Million
US total gross
$46.9 Million
$46.9 Million
Global total gross
$0
$0 25thframe.co.uk stats
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