MOVIE

Watership Down

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

1978

91 minutes (1 hrs 31 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Martin Rosen

Starring

John Hurt · Richard Briers · Michael Graham Cox · John Bennett · Ralph Richardson · Simon Cadell

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 1st November 1978

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 15th Dec '78
Debut position: 2
Highest position: 2
Debut gross: £354.6 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 18

Chart position history

UK box office

15 Dec, 1978
2

22 Dec, 1978
2

29 Dec, 1978
3

5 Jan, 1979
3

12 Jan, 1979
3

19 Jan, 1979
3

26 Jan, 1979
4

2 Feb, 1979
5

9 Feb, 1979
5

16 Feb, 1979
5

23 Feb, 1979
5

2 Mar, 1979
8

9 Mar, 1979
9

16 Mar, 1979
8

US box office

Global box office

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£1.1 Million

US total gross
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25thframe.co.uk stats

Total views:
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First viewed:
17th Oct 2025

Last viewed:
16th Nov 2025

News from around the web

30 Minutes On: “Watership Down” Roger Ebert Thu, 20th February 2025

Watership Down has no place in my list of the greatest animated films The Telegraph Thu, 28th August 2025

Watership Down : Creating a World in the English Countryside reactormag.com Wed, 28th May 2025

This Fantastic 1970s Animated Movie Has Been Traumatizing Kids For Decades SlashFilm Sat, 1st November 2025

70s Adventure Is Still One Of The Most Disturbing Films Ever Made, Despite Being Shown To Kids Giant Freakin Robot Mon, 29th September 2025

Watership Down review – charming rabbit animation still has power to terrify The Guardian Wed, 23rd October 2024