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1999 | DIRECTED BY OLIVER PARKER

An Ideal Husband

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Movie Stats
Year
1999
Runtime
 97 minutes (1 hr 37 mins)
Certificates

PG

PG-13

Tous publics

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PG
Select Cast
Cate Blanchett
Peter Vaughan
Rupert Everett
Minnie Driver
Ben Pullen
Marsha Fitzalan
Full cast and crew
Salty Popcorn Stats
First viewed:
9th Apr 2016
Last viewed:
5th Jan 2026
Total views:
93
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
30th June 1999
26 years 6 months 10 days ago
Ireland release date
 Ireland
16th April 1999
26 years 8 months 24 days ago
Portugal release date
 Portugal
11th June 1999
26 years 6 months 29 days ago
Sweden release date
 Sweden
10th September 1999
26 years 4 months  ago
Israel release date
 Israel
16th September 1999
26 years 3 months 24 days ago
Denmark release date
 Denmark
17th September 1999
26 years 3 months 23 days ago
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £2.7 Million
United States Flag
US total gross
  $18.5 Million
Global Flag
Global total gross
  $22.2 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
635,480 aprox.
United States Flag
US tickets sold
3.7 Million aprox.
Global Flag
Global tickets sold
No data
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 16th Apr '99
  • Debut position: 3
  • Highest position: 3
  • Debut gross: £492.3 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 8
US Box Office
  • Release: 30th Jun '99
  • Debut weekend: 18th Jun '99
  • Debut position: 25
  • Highest position: 9
  • Debut gross: $192.8 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 15
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
oliver parker Oliver Parker
Starring
Peter VaughanPhipps
Rupert EverettLord Goring
Minnie DriverMabel
oliver parkerCate BlanchettGertrude
Ben PullenTommy Trafford
Marsha FitzalanCountess
Julianne MooreMrs Cheveley
Lindsay DuncanLady Markby
Neville PhillipsMason
John WoodLord Caversham
Jeremy NorthamSir Robert
Nickolas GraceVicounte de Nanjac
Simon Russell BealeSir Edward
Anna PatrickMiss Danvers
Delia LindsayLady Basildon
Denise StephensonGwendolen
Charles EdwardsJack
Nancy CarrollCecily
Andy HarrisonAlgernon
Jill BalconLady Bracknell
Janet HenfreyMiss Prism
Toby RobertsonCanon Chasuble
Michael CulkinOscar Wilde
Oliver ParkerBunbury
Doug BradleyBrackpool
Stephen MayBurlington
Jeroen KrabbéBaron Arnheim
Susannah WiseYoung Mother
Peter ParkerFirst MP
Oliver Ford DaviesSir Hugo Danforth
Neil MendozaSecond MP
John ThompsonThe Speaker
Clayton DuddyTelegraph boy
Anthony MaddalenaSocialite
Tim PackhamBackgammon player
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1999-04-16
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
3
Weeks top 15
6
Total weeks
8
Total UK Gross:
£2,675,369
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
An Ideal Husband
16 Apr 1999
3N
£492,309
£492,309
23 Apr 1999
5▼
£410,140
£1,182,894
30 Apr 1999
6▼
£260,003
£1,646,009
7 May 1999
9▼
£204,207
£2,018,994
14 May 1999
10▼
£137,704
£2,281,095
21 May 1999
12▼
£99,512
£2,473,140
28 May 1999
16▼
£51,287
£2,586,495
4 Jun 1999
16▲▼
£46,312
£2,675,369

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

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
9
Weeks top 15
4
Total Weeks
15
Total US Gross:
$18,542,974
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
18 Jun 1999
25N
$192,802
$192,802
25 Jun 1999
9▲
$1,139,316
$1,457,130
2 Jul 1999
10▼
$2,741,108
$5,714,125
9 Jul 1999
12▼
$2,294,927
$9,023,233
16 Jul 1999
15▼
$1,723,991
$11,897,612
23 Jul 1999
19▼
$1,389,562
$14,184,900
30 Jul 1999
21▼
$825,627
$15,682,922
6 Aug 1999
26▼
$389,610
$16,454,382
13 Aug 1999
32▼
$250,999
$16,902,245
20 Aug 1999
38▼
$166,702
$17,195,004
27 Aug 1999
51▼
$87,247
$17,365,008
3 Sep 1999
48▲
$97,239
$17,533,504
10 Sep 1999
23▲
$427,777
$17,982,686
17 Sep 1999
32▼
$213,111
$18,348,384
24 Sep 1999
53▼
$60,719
$18,490,933

* 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
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Genres
Comedy
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Romance
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An Ideal Husband movie review (1999)  Roger Ebert Mon, 30th October 2017

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