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1980 | DIRECTED BY KEN RUSSELL

Altered States

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Movie Stats
Year
1980
Runtime
 102 minutes (1 hr 42 mins)
Certificates

18

R

K-16

R16

M18
Select Cast
William Hurt
Blair Brown
Bob Balaban
Charles Haid
Thaao Penghlis
Miguel Godreau
Full cast and crew
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First viewed:
8th Dec 2025
Last viewed:
27th Mar 2026
Total views:
29
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
25th December 1980
45 years 6 months 22 days ago
Canada release date
 Canada
25th December 1980
45 years 6 months 22 days ago
Brazil release date
 Brazil
15th January 1981
45 years 6 months 1 days ago
Japan release date
 Japan
11th April 1981
45 years 3 months 5 days ago
Australia release date
 Australia
24th July 1981
44 years 11 months 23 days ago
France release date
 France
30th September 1981
44 years 9 months 16 days ago
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £787.9 Thousand
United States Flag
US total gross
  $19.9 Million
Global Flag
Global total gross
  $20.9 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
554,876 aprox.
United States Flag
US tickets sold
7.4 Million aprox.
Global Flag
Global tickets sold
No data
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 9th Jul '81
  • Debut box office: 10th Jul '81
  • Debut position: 2
  • Highest position: 2
  • Debut gross: £397.1 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 4
US Box Office
  • Release: 25th Dec '80
  • Debut weekend: 26th Dec '80
  • Debut position: 2
  • Highest position: 2
  • Debut gross: $174.7 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 1
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
ken russell Ken Russell
Starring
William HurtEddie Jessup
Blair BrownEmily Jessup
Bob BalabanArthur Rosenberg
Charles HaidMason Parrish
Thaao PenghlisEccheverria
Miguel GodreauPrimal Man
Dori BrennerSylvia Rosenberg
Peter BrandonHobart
Charles White-EagleThe Brujo
Drew BarrymoreMargaret Jessup
Megan JeffersGrace Jessup
Jack MurdockHector Orteco
Francis X. McCarthyObispo
Deborah BaltzellSchizophrenic Patient
Evan RichardsYoung Rosenberg
Hap LawrenceEndocrinology Fellow
John Walter DavisMedical Technician
Cynthia BurrParrish's Girl
Susan BredhoffEccheverria's Girl
John LarroquetteX-Ray Technician
George GaynesDr. Wissenschaft
Ora RubinsteinYoung Medical Student
Paul LarssonCharlie Thomas
Eric ForstMingus
Adriana ShawDr. Antonini
Martin FiscoeGraduate Student
Olivia MichelleVeronica
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
2
Weeks top 15
4
Total weeks
4
Total UK Gross:
£787,924
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Altered States
10 Jul 1981
2N
£397,078
£397,078
17 Jul 1981
3▼
£172,643
£638,778
24 Jul 1981
4▼
£75,062
£743,865
31 Jul 1981
5▼
£32,636
£787,924

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

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
2
Weeks top 15
1
Total Weeks
1
Total US Gross:
$19,853,892
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
26 Dec 1980
2N
$174,650
$174,650

* 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.

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Genres
Horror
Horror
Sci-Fi
Sci-Fi
Thriller
Thriller
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News from around the web
Comic Book Preview – Altered States: Warlords #2  Flickering Myth Mon, 6th July 2026

Altered States : Bad Trips, Dodgy Science, and the Untapped Depths of the Human Mind  reactormag.com Wed, 13th May 2026

'80s Sci-Fi Movies You've Probably Never Watched (But Absolutely Should)  bgr.com Wed, 13th May 2026

Altered States (1980) Criterion Collection Blu Ray Review  The Geek Show Mon, 27th October 2025

Altered States: Visions and Divisions  The Criterion Collection Fri, 24th October 2025

Disc Dispatch: ALTERED STATES from Criterion  Moviejawn Wed, 19th November 2025

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