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1984 | DIRECTED BY DAVID LEAN

A Passage to India

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Movie Stats
Year
1984
Runtime
 164 minutes (2 hrs 44 mins)
Select Cast
Alec Guinness
Peggy Ashcroft
Judy Davis
James Fox
Nigel Havers
Victor Banerjee
Full cast and crew
Salty Popcorn Stats
First viewed:
12th Feb 2016
Last viewed:
17th Jan 2025
Total views:
125
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
1st February 1985
40 years 10 months 20 days ago
Portugal release date
 Portugal
28th February 1985
40 years 9 months 21 days ago
Australia release date
 Australia
7th March 1985
40 years 9 months 14 days ago
Spain release date
 Spain
11th March 1985
40 years 9 months 10 days ago
Sweden release date
 Sweden
15th March 1985
40 years 9 months 6 days ago
Uruguay release date
 Uruguay
21st March 1985
40 years 9 months  ago
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £4.8 Million
United States Flag
US total gross
  $24.8 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
2.5 Million aprox.
United States Flag
US tickets sold
7.4 Million aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 19th Apr '85
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £972.2 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 15
US Box Office
  • Release: 1st Feb '85
  • Debut weekend: 8th Mar '85
  • Debut position: 10
  • Highest position: 10
  • Debut gross: $1.1 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 2
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
david lean David Lean
Starring
Peggy AshcroftMrs. Moore
Judy DavisAdela
James FoxFielding
david leanAlec GuinnessGodbole
Nigel HaversRonny
Victor BanerjeeAziz
Richard WilsonTurton
Antonia PembertonMrs. Turton
Michael CulverMcBryde
Art MalikAli
Saeed JaffreyHamidullah
Clive SwiftMajor Callendar
Ann FirbankMrs. Callendar
Roshan SethAmritrao
Sandra HotzStella
Rashid KarapietDas
H.S. KrishnamurthyHassan
Ishaq BuxSelim
Moti MakanGuide
Mohammed AshiqHaq
Phyllis BoseMrs. Leslie
Sally KinghornIngenue
Paul AnilClerk of the Court
Z.H. KhanDr. Panna Lal
Ashok MandannaAnthony
Dina PathakBegum Hamidullah
Adam BlackwoodMr. Hadley
Mellan MitchellIndian Businessman
Peter HughesP & O manager
Yash AgnihotriCourt Gallery Member
John MichieBit Part
Duncan PrestonClub Member
Richard Winter-StanbridgeTrain Passenger
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1984-12-14
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
1
Weeks at No.1
5
Weeks top 15
14
Total weeks
15
Total UK Gross:
£4,790,053
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
A Passage to India - Original release
19 Apr 1985
1N
£972,150
£972,150
26 Apr 1985
1▲▼
£829,595
£2,050,624
3 May 1985
1▲▼
£634,460
£2,970,591
10 May 1985
1▲▼
£567,100
£3,736,176
17 May 1985
1▲▼
£528,538
£4,449,702
24 May 1985
4▼
£149,438
£4,651,443
31 May 1985
9▼
£4,031
£4,657,288
7 Jun 1985
5▲
£38,029
£4,712,430
14 Jun 1985
6▼
£29,253
£4,750,459
21 Jun 1985
7▼
£11,251
£4,766,210
28 Jun 1985
6▲
£8,655
£4,777,894
5 Jul 1985
9▼
£3,329
£4,782,555
12 Jul 1985
7▲
£2,561
£4,785,884
19 Jul 1985
8▼
£1,710
£4,788,364
Rerelease
30 May 2025
36▼
£1,689
£4,314,689

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

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
10
Weeks top 15
2
Total Weeks
2
Total US Gross:
$24,816,971
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
8 Mar 1985
10▼
$1,075,039
$21,875,907
22 Mar 1985
12▼
$1,081,601
$24,816,971

* 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
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Genres
Adventure
Adventure
Drama
Drama
History
History
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News from around the web
BBC & Working Title Developing ‘A Passage To India’ TV Series  Deadline Thu, 5th June 2025

A Passage to India (1984) ⭐ 7.3 | Adventure, Drama, History  IMDb Mon, 16th November 2015

A Passage to India with James Fox: Understanding a Curious Country through an English Film  Bright Lights Film Journal Mon, 30th August 2021

DISTURBING THE UNIVERSE: JUDY DAVIS IN DAVID LEAN'S "A PASSAGE TO INDIA"  Cinema Retro Sun, 25th March 2018

Blu-Ray :  bluray.highdefdigest.com Sun, 27th April 2008

A Passage To India Review  empireonline.com Mon, 31st July 2006

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