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1981 | DIRECTED BY SYDNEY POLLACK

Absence of Malice

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Movie Stats
Year
1981
Select Cast
Sally Field
Paul Newman
Bob Balaban
Melinda Dillon
Luther Adler
Barry Primus
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First viewed:
7th May 2016
Last viewed:
12th Mar 2026
Total views:
79
Total Grosses
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US total gross
  $40.7 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
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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.
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Directed by
sydney pollack Sydney Pollack
Starring
Paul Newman
sydney pollackSally 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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UK Box Office Chart History
No UK box office info

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

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
3N
$2,427,365
$2,590,144
8 Jan 1982
4N
$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
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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Top Grossing Movie Chart Position
UK total gross
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US total gross
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Genres
Drama
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Romance
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News from around the web
Absence of Malice (1981)  Columbia Journalism Review Fri, 15th July 2011

Absence of Malice  DVD Talk Sat, 12th November 2011

Both Movies And The News Media Need The Next ‘Absence Of Malice’  Deadline Fri, 29th March 2019

Viewer Guide: Absence of Malice and The Conspirator | Blog | Reel 13  THIRTEEN - New York Public Media Fri, 9th October 2020

Revisit Paul Newman in Sydney Pollack’s Muckraker Drama ‘Absence of Malice’  IndieWire Mon, 1st June 2015

SCREEN: 'ABSENCE OF MALICE' (Published 1981)  The New York Times Thu, 19th November 1981

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