A Soldiers Story (1985)

Denzel Washington

Howard E. Rollins Jr.

Adolph Caesar

Art Evans

David Alan Grier

David Harris

Full cast and crew

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First viewed:
7th May 2016

Last viewed:
12th Mar 2026

Total views:
62

UK total gross
£669.8 Thousand

US total gross
$17.5 Million

Cinema Tickets Sold

UK tickets sold
391,695 aprox.

US tickets sold
4.9 Million aprox.

Box Office Breakdown

UK Box Office

Released: 15th Mar '85
Debut position: 7
Highest position: 4
Debut gross: £116.1 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 5

US Box Office

Debut weekend: 5th Oct '84
Debut position: 7
Highest position: 6
Debut gross: $2 Million
Total chart weeks: 6

Global Box Office

No global cinema data.

Directed by
	Norman Jewison

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UK Box Office Info

Highest Place
4

Weeks top 15
5

Total weeks
5

Total UK Gross:

£669,799

UK Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

A Soldiers Story

15 Mar 1985

£116,137

22 Mar 1985

4▲

£166,388

£357,400

29 Mar 1985

4▲▼

£87,573

£570,098

5 Apr 1985

5▼

£46,091

£634,625

12 Apr 1985

6▼

£24,258

£669,799

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

North American Box Office Info

Highest Place
6

Weeks top 15
6

Total Weeks
6

Total US Gross:

$17,460,039

North American Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

5 Oct 1984

7▼

$2,028,935

$3,113,181

12 Oct 1984

6▲

$1,551,490

$5,105,085

19 Oct 1984

7▼

$1,578,635

$7,198,464

26 Oct 1984

11▼

$1,319,685

$9,032,228

16 Nov 1984

10▼

$1,178,201

$15,480,354

23 Nov 1984

11▼

$1,460,697

$17,460,039

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

Global Box Office Chart History

We have no info on the global box office for this movie

* 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

Box Office Standings: All-Time Top-Grossing Rankings

UK total gross: £669,799

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Genres

War

Popular in these countries

United States
Brazil
United Kingdom
Peru
Saudi Arabia
South Africa
Vietnam
Pakistan
Iraq

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Starring
	Howard E. Rollins Jr.
	Adolph Caesar
	Art Evans
	David Alan Grier
	David Harris
	Dennis Lipscomb
	Larry Riley
	Robert Townsend
	Denzel Washington
	William Allen Young
	Patti LaBelle
	Wings Hauser
	Scott Paulin
	John Hancock
	Trey Wilson
	Patricia Brandkamp
	Carl Dreher
	Vaughn Reeves
	Robert Tyler
	Pat Grabe
	Terry Dodd
	Warren Clements
	James W. Bryant
	John Valentine
	Ronald E. Greenfield
	Anthony C. Sanders
	Traftin E. Thompson
	Roy Wells
	Tommy G. Liggins
	Calvin Franklin
	Kevin T. Mosley
	Michael Anthony Williams
	David Ashley
	Thomas Howard
	Bobby McGee
	Rick Ramey
	Lacarnist Hiriams

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