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Watership Down

Watership Down
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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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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 14

UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Watership Down
15 Dec 1978
2N
£354,645
£354,645
22 Dec 1978
2▲▼
£168,879
£599,520
29 Dec 1978
3▼
£140,733
£803,583
5 Jan 1979
3▲▼
£87,958
£931,122
12 Jan 1979
3▲▼
£41,885
£989,761
19 Jan 1979
3▲▼
£26,178
£1,023,792
26 Jan 1979
4▼
£21,815
£1,052,152
2 Feb 1979
5▼
£18,179
£1,078,512
9 Feb 1979
5▲▼
£11,362
£1,093,851
16 Feb 1979
5▲▼
£7,101
£1,103,082
23 Feb 1979
5▲▼
£3,381
£1,107,815
2 Mar 1979
8▼
£2,818
£1,111,760
9 Mar 1979
9▼
£2,348
£1,115,047
16 Mar 1979
8▲
£1,468
£1,117,176
25 Oct 2024
41▼
£8,141
£8,141
1 Nov 2024
53▼
£2,384
£12,998
8 Nov 2024
60▼
£1,145
£15,120
15 Nov 2024
40▲
£1,828
£17,148
US Box Office Info
US Box Office Chart History
No UK Box Office info