Film of the Day: Paul, Apostle of Christ

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MOVIE

Weird Science

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

1985

94 minutes (1 hrs 34 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

John Hughes

Starring

Anthony Michael Hall · Kelly LeBrock · Ilan Mitchell-Smith · Bill Paxton · Suzanne Snyder · Judie Aronson

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 2nd August 1985

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 1st Nov '85
Debut position: 4
Highest position: 4
Debut gross: £148.6 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 10

US box office

Box Office debut: 2nd Aug '85
Debut position: 4
Highest position: 4
Debut gross: $4.9 Million
Total chart weeks: 1

Chart position history

UK box office

1 Nov, 1985
4

8 Nov, 1985
5

15 Nov, 1985
11

22 Nov, 1985
6

29 Nov, 1985
10

6 Dec, 1985
12

13 Dec, 1985
13

20 Dec, 1985
15

27 Dec, 1985
12

3 Jan, 1986
13

US box office

2 Aug, 1985
4

Global box office

Certificates

US
PG-13

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag

£626.2 Thousand

US total gross
United States Flag

$23.8 Million

Global total gross
Global Flag

$38.9 Million

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Top Grossing Movie Chart Position

UK total gross
£626,195

4707

Before Midnight

4708

Weird Science

4709

Apt Pupil

Not a top US grossing movie

Not a top Global grossing movie

Genres

Comedy

Fantasy

Romance

Sci-Fi