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Watership Down

Watership Down
CAST & DIRECTORBOX OFFICE DATAGLOBAL RELEASESTOP GROSSINGNEWS
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 date 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
United Kingdom Flag  £1.1 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $0
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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