Absence of Malice (1981)

Sally Field

Paul Newman

Bob Balaban

Melinda Dillon

Luther Adler

Barry Primus

Full cast and crew

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First viewed:
7th May 2016

Last viewed:
26th Mar 2026

Total views:
34

US total gross
$40.7 Million

Cinema Tickets Sold

US tickets sold
14.6 Million aprox.

Box Office Breakdown

UK Box Office

Release: No UK cinema release.

US Box Office

Debut weekend: 18th Dec '81
Debut position: 3
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: $2.4 Million
Total chart weeks: 13

Global Box Office

No global cinema data.

Directed by
	Sydney Pollack

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UK Box Office Chart History

We have no infomation on the UK box office for this movie.

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North American Box Office Info

Highest Place
1

Weeks at No.1
1

Weeks top 15
13

Total Weeks
13

Total US Gross:

$40,716,963

North American Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

18 Dec 1981

$2,427,365

$2,590,144

8 Jan 1982

$2,440,996

$18,737,022

15 Jan 1982

1▲

$3,290,111

$23,341,516

22 Jan 1982

2▼

$2,097,019

$27,469,767

29 Jan 1982

3▼

$2,166,098

$30,331,624

5 Feb 1982

2▲

$1,837,530

$32,739,501

12 Feb 1982

7▼

$1,526,550

$34,838,679

19 Feb 1982

10▼

$893,845

$36,138,745

26 Feb 1982

7▲

$927,000

$37,405,294

5 Mar 1982

9▼

$726,000

$38,364,528

12 Mar 1982

11▼

$652,467

$39,263,085

19 Mar 1982

10▲

$541,247

$40,007,093

26 Mar 1982

9▲

$514,406

$40,716,963

* 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

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Starring
	Paul Newman
	Sally Field
	Bob Balaban
	Melinda Dillon
	Luther Adler
	Barry Primus
	Josef Sommer
	John Harkins
	Don Hood
	Wilford Brimley
	Arnie Ross
	Phanie Napoli
	Shelley Spurlock
	Shawn McAllister
	Joe Petrullo
	William Kerwin
	Oswaldo Calvo
	Clardy Malugen
	Sharon Anderson
	Jody Wilson
	Ilse Earl
	Alfredo lvarez Caldern
	Pat Sullivan
	Bill Hindman
	John Archie
	Timothy Hawkins
	Ricardo Mrquez
	Patricia Matzdorff
	Diane Zolten
	Kathy Suergiu
	Jeff Gillen
	Ted Bartsch
	Sugar Ray Mann
	Richard OBarry
	Chuck Lupo
	John DiSanti
	Laurie V. Logan
	Jack McDermott
	Mark Harris
	Bobbie Ellyne Kosstrin
	Lynn Parraga
	Lee Sandman
	Barry Hober
	Gary Van Auken

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