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1985 | DIRECTED BY PETER HYAMS

2010: The Year We Make Contact

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2010: The Year We Make Contact
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Movie Stats
Year
1985
Runtime
 116 minutes (1 hr 56 mins)
Select Cast
John Lithgow
Helen Mirren
Roy Scheider
Bob Balaban
Keir Dullea
Douglas Rain
Full cast and crew
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First viewed:
1st Jun 2020
Last viewed:
7th Jan 2025
Total views:
77
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
7th December 1984
40 years 11 months 29 days ago
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £1.3 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
773,647 aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 5th Mar '85
  • Debut box office: 8th Mar '85
  • Debut position: 2
  • Highest position: 2
  • Debut gross: £308.4 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 10
US Box Office
  • Release: No US cinema release.
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
peter hyams Peter Hyams
Starring
Roy ScheiderDr. Heywood Floyd
peter hyamsJohn LithgowDr. Walter Curnow
peter hyamsHelen MirrenTanya Kirbuk
Bob BalabanDr. R. Chandra
Keir DulleaDave Bowman
Douglas RainHAL 9000
Madolyn Smith OsborneCaroline Floyd
Dana ElcarDimitri Moisevitch
Taliesin JaffeChristopher Floyd
James McEachinVictor Milson
Mary Jo DeschanelBetty Fernandez, Bowman's Wife
Elya BaskinMaxim Brajlovsky
Saveliy KramarovDr. Vladimir Rudenko
Oleg RudnikDr. Vasili Orlov
Natasha ShneiderIrina Yakunina
Vladimir SkomarovskyYuri Svetlanov
Victor SteinbachMikolaj Ternovsky
Jan TriskaAlexander Kovalev
Larry CarrollAnchorman on TV
Herta WareJessie Bowman
Cheryl CarterNurse
Ron RecasnerHospital Neurosurgeon
Robert LesserDr. Hirsch
Candice BergenSAL 9000
Delana MichaelsCommercial Announcer
Gene McGarrCommercial Announcer
Arthur C. ClarkeMan on Park Bench
Gary LockwoodDr. Frank Poole
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
2
Weeks top 15
10
Total weeks
10
Total UK Gross:
£1,322,937
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
2010: The Year We Make Contact
8 Mar 1985
2N
£308,417
£308,417
15 Mar 1985
4▼
£224,209
£599,889
22 Mar 1985
5▼
£162,105
£810,626
29 Mar 1985
5▲▼
£64,842
£1,199,573
5 Apr 1985
6▼
£43,228
£1,257,931
12 Apr 1985
4▲
£28,819
£1,296,837
19 Apr 1985
5▼
£11,528
£1,312,400
26 Apr 1985
7▼
£4,611
£1,318,394
3 May 1985
8▼
£2,306
£1,321,738
10 May 1985
10▼
£922
£1,322,937

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Chart History
No US box office info

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Chart History
No US box office info

* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

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2010: The Year We Make Contact

2010: The Year We Make Contact / 1985

Directed By
Peter Hyams
Starring
Roy Scheider • John Lithgow • Helen Mirren
  • UK gross: £1,322,937
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