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1994 | DIRECTED BY IAIN SOFTLEY

Backbeat

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Movie Stats
Year
1994
Runtime
 100 minutes (1 hr 40 mins)
Certificates

15

R

13

18

13
Select Cast
Sheryl Lee
Stephen Dorff
Ian Hart
Gary Bakewell
Chris O'Neill
Scot Williams
Full cast and crew
Salty Popcorn Stats
No of ratings:
2
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First viewed:
27th Apr 2016
Last viewed:
28th Apr 2025
Total views:
60
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
15th April 1994
31 years 5 months 19 days ago
Japan release date
 Japan
19th March 1994
31 years 6 months 16 days ago
Australia release date
 Australia
14th April 1994
31 years 5 months 20 days ago
Germany release date
 Germany
14th April 1994
31 years 5 months 20 days ago
Sweden release date
 Sweden
15th April 1994
31 years 5 months 19 days ago
Ireland release date
 Ireland
22nd April 1994
31 years 5 months 12 days ago
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £1.8 Million
United States Flag
US total gross
  $2.4 Million
Global Flag
Global total gross
  $4 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
561,671 aprox.
United States Flag
US tickets sold
572,390 aprox.
Global Flag
Global tickets sold
No data
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 1st Apr '94
  • Debut position: 8
  • Highest position: 7
  • Debut gross: £300.4 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 6
US Box Office
  • Release: 15th Apr '94
  • Debut position: 23
  • Highest position: 18
  • Debut gross: $126.7 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 2
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.

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Directed by
iain softley Iain Softley
Starring
Sheryl LeeAstrid Kirchherr
Stephen DorffStuart Sutcliffe
Ian HartJohn Lennon
Gary BakewellPaul McCartney
Chris O'NeillGeorge Harrison
Scot WilliamsPete Best
Kai WiesingerKlaus Voormann
Jennifer EhleCynthia Powell
Marcelle DupreySinger
John WhiteSailor 1
Bernard MerrickSailor 2
Nicolas TennantSailor 3
Finola GeraghtyModel
Rob SpendloveArthur Ballard
Charlie CaineLord Woodbine
Freda KellyMrs. Harrison
Paul HumpoletzBruno Koschmider
Christiana UriarteGroupie
Abigail WrapsonGroupie
Galit HershkovitzGroupie
Gertan KlauberPimp
Stephan GrothgarBarman
Lynn LowtonHooker
Manuel HarlanJohannes
Britta GartnerExis
Dirk WinklerExis
Wolf KahlerBert Kaempfert
James DohertyTony Sheridan
Paul DuckworthRingo Starr
Joerg StadlerPoliceman
Alexei JawdokimovNapoleon
Albert WellingDoctor
Steven Horsley
uncredited
Kaiserkeller Barman
Zacharee Lee
uncredited
Photographic Model
Birgit Riedel
uncredited
Prostitute on Reeperbahn
Louise Samuels
uncredited
Existentialist
ADVERTISMENT
1994-03-19
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
7
Weeks top 15
5
Total weeks
6
Total UK Gross:
£1,825,432
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Backbeat - Original release
1 Apr 1994
8N
£300,423
£300,423
8 Apr 1994
7▲
£101,981
£448,295
15 Apr 1994
8▼
£169,879
£669,138
22 Apr 1994
9▼
£94,377
£796,547
29 Apr 1994
13▼
£52,432
£864,709
Rerelease
14 Jun 2024
47▼
£1,600
£1,825,432

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

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
18
Weeks top 15
0
Total Weeks
2
Total US Gross:
$2,392,589
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
15 Apr 1994
23N
$126,740
$126,740
22 Apr 1994
18▲
$617,993
$792,713

* 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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Top Grossing Movie Chart Position
UK total gross
£1,825,432
2905
Up Close and Personal
2906
Backbeat
2907
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Genres
Biography
Biography
Drama
Drama
Music
Music
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