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1979 | DIRECTED BY GARY NELSON

The Black Hole

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Movie Stats
Year
1979
Runtime
 98 minutes (1 hr 38 mins)
Select Cast
Maximilian Schell
Anthony Perkins
Robert Forster
Joseph Bottoms
Yvette Mimieux
Ernest Borgnine
Full cast and crew
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First viewed:
19th Jun 2016
Last viewed:
23rd Jun 2025
Total views:
139
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
21st December 1979
45 years 11 months 12 days ago
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £2.4 Million
United States Flag
US total gross
  $35.8 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
2.1 Million aprox.
United States Flag
US tickets sold
14.2 Million aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 19th Dec '79
  • Debut box office: 21st Dec '79
  • Debut position: 2
  • Highest position: 2
  • Debut gross: £505.3 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 13
US Box Office
  • Release: No US cinema release.
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
gary nelson Gary Nelson
Starring
Maximilian SchellDr. Hans Reinhardt
Anthony PerkinsDr. Alex Durant
Robert ForsterCaptain Dan Holland
Joseph BottomsLieutenant Charles Pizer
Yvette MimieuxDr. Kate McCrae
Ernest BorgnineHarry Booth
Tom McLoughlinCaptain S.T.A.R.
Roddy McDowallV.I.N.CENT.
Gary NelsonDrone with Mask Removed
Slim PickensB.O.B.
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
2
Weeks top 15
13
Total weeks
13
Total UK Gross:
£2,362,295
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
The Black Hole
21 Dec 1979
2N
£505,305
£505,305
28 Dec 1979
3▼
£425,169
£1,079,283
4 Jan 1980
2▲
£402,872
£1,663,447
11 Jan 1980
3▼
£223,818
£1,987,983
18 Jan 1980
3▲▼
£124,343
£2,149,629
25 Jan 1980
3▲▼
£69,079
£2,249,794
1 Feb 1980
3▲▼
£38,377
£2,299,684
8 Feb 1980
5▼
£21,321
£2,327,401
15 Feb 1980
6▼
£11,845
£2,344,576
22 Feb 1980
6▲▼
£6,581
£2,353,131
29 Feb 1980
6▲▼
£3,656
£2,357,884
7 Mar 1980
5▲
£2,031
£2,360,829
14 Mar 1980
7▼
£1,128
£2,362,295

* 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.

Global Box Office Release Breakdown
No global box office info
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