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1987 | DIRECTED BY BRUCE ROBINSON

Withnail & I

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Withnail & I
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Movie Stats
Year
1987
Runtime
 107 minutes (1 hr 47 mins)
Select Cast
Richard E. Grant
Paul McGann
Richard Griffiths
Ralph Brown
Michael Elphick
Daragh O'Malley
Full cast and crew
Salty Popcorn Stats
No of reviews:
1
No of ratings:
2
SaltyPopcorn rating
First viewed:
11th Aug 2020
Last viewed:
27th Apr 2025
Total views:
67
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
19th June 1987
38 years 4 months 11 days ago
Australia release date
 Australia
29th October 1987
38 years 1 days ago
Italy release date
 Italy
1st November 1987
37 years 11 months 29 days ago
Brazil release date
 Brazil
5th November 1987
37 years 11 months 25 days ago
Sweden release date
 Sweden
5th February 1988
37 years 8 months 25 days ago
Spain release date
 Spain
28th October 1988
37 years 2 days ago
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £695.1 Thousand
United States Flag
US total gross
  $27 Thousand
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
323,317 aprox.
United States Flag
US tickets sold
6,908 aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 12th Feb '88
  • Debut position: 4
  • Highest position: 4
  • Debut gross: £310.8 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 23
US Box Office
  • Release: 19th Jun '87
  • Debut weekend: 2nd May '25
  • Debut position: 49
  • Highest position: 48
  • Debut gross: $3.3 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 3
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
ADVERTISMENT
Directed by
bruce robinson Bruce Robinson
Starring
Richard E. GrantWithnail
Paul McGann& I
Richard GriffithsMonty
Ralph BrownDanny
Michael ElphickJake
Daragh O'MalleyIrishman
Michael WardleIsaac Parkin
Una Brandon-JonesMrs. Parkin
Noel JohnsonRaymond (General)
Irene SutcliffeMabs Blenehassit (Waitress)
Llewellyn ReesTea Shop Proprietor
Robert OatesPoliceman 1
Anthony WisePoliceman 2
Eddie TagoePresuming Ed
Joyce EversonLady in Tea Room
Fred WoodMan In Cafe
ADVERTISMENT
1987-03-27
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Withnail & I has 2 ratings

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11th August 2020
11th August 2020

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11th August 2020
Salty Popcorn Rating 5
Without a doubt, this is one of the best films to ever come out of the UK.
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Larry Wyse

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Popularity over the last 10 days
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
4
Weeks top 15
7
Total weeks
23
Total UK Gross:
£695,132
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Withnail & I - Original release
12 Feb 1988
4N
£310,812
£310,812
19 Feb 1988
6▼
£155,406
£536,151
26 Feb 1988
8▼
£59,772
£613,855
4 Mar 1988
9▼
£22,989
£647,189
11 Mar 1988
13▼
£8,842
£660,010
18 Mar 1988
13▲▼
£3,401
£664,941
25 Mar 1988
16▼
£2,429
£668,342
1 Apr 1988
15▲
£1,087
£669,755
Rerelease
10 Jul 2020
61N
£58
£58
17 Jul 2020
49▲
£159
£217
24 Jul 2020
44▲
£600
£817
27 May 2022
40▲
£1,217
£123,683
8 Jul 2022
25▲
£2,054
£128,802
19 Aug 2022
43▼
£1,619
£130,642
23 Sep 2022
55▼
£1,507
£132,680
6 Oct 2023
59▼
£1,075
£143,663
13 Sep 2024
51▲
£1,385
£148,461
8 Nov 2024
46▲
£2,730
£151,562
20 Jun 2025
32▲
£5,339
£159,928
4 Jul 2025
39▼
£1,913
£164,721
11 Jul 2025
44▼
£1,032
£165,753
1 Aug 2025
55▼
£1,074
£166,932
15 Aug 2025
34▲
£3,615
£170,848

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

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
48
Weeks top 15
0
Total Weeks
3
Total US Gross:
$27,010
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
2 May 2025
49N
$3,306
$14,820
9 May 2025
54▼
$3,407
$20,309
16 May 2025
48▲
$4,194
$27,010

* 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
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Top Grossing Movie Chart Position
UK total gross
£695,132
4471
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4472
Withnail & I
4473
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Genres
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Drama
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