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1985 | DIRECTED BY NORMAN JEWISON

A Soldiers Story

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A Soldiers Story
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Movie Stats
Year
1985
Select Cast
Denzel Washington
Howard E. Rollins Jr.
Adolph Caesar
Art Evans
David Alan Grier
David Harris
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First viewed:
7th May 2016
Last viewed:
12th Mar 2026
Total views:
97
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £669.8 Thousand
United States Flag
US total gross
  $17.5 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
391,695 aprox.
United States Flag
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.
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Directed by
norman jewison Norman Jewison
Starring
Howard E. Rollins Jr.
Adolph Caesar
Art Evans
David Alan Grier
David Harris
Dennis Lipscomb
Larry Riley
Robert Townsend
norman jewisonDenzel 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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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
7N
£116,137
£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
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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Genres
Crime
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Drama
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Mystery
Mystery
War
War
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  • United States United States
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