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Weird Science

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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
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$23.8 Million

Global total gross
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$38.9 Million

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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 10

UK Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

Weird Science

1 Nov 1985

£148,641

8 Nov 1985

5▼

£120,458

£317,282

15 Nov 1985

11▼

£28,899

£354,851

22 Nov 1985

6▲

£99,521

£493,539

29 Nov 1985

10▼

£43,270

£549,790

6 Dec 1985

12▼

£30,907

£594,605

13 Dec 1985

13▼

£13,438

£609,655

20 Dec 1985

15▼

£5,843

£617,543

27 Dec 1985

12▲

£4,174

£623,595

3 Jan 1986

13▼

£1,926

£626,195

US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 1

US Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

2 Aug 1985

4▲

$4,895,421