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1979 | DIRECTED BY PETER YATES

Breaking Away

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Movie Stats
Year
1979
Select Cast
Dennis Quaid
Dennis Christopher
Daniel Stern
Jackie Earle Haley
Barbara Barrie
Paul Dooley
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First viewed:
25th Mar 2016
Last viewed:
11th Mar 2026
Total views:
142
Total Grosses
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US total gross
  $314.7 Thousand
Cinema Tickets Sold
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US tickets sold
124,864 aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Release: No UK cinema release.
US Box Office
  • Debut weekend: 13th Jul '79
  • Debut position: 3
  • Highest position: 3
  • Debut gross: $17.7 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 2
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
peter yates Peter Yates
Starring
Dennis Christopher
peter yatesDennis Quaid
Daniel Stern
Jackie Earle Haley
Barbara Barrie
Paul Dooley
Robyn Douglass
Hart Bochner
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UK Box Office Chart History
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* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
3
Weeks top 15
2
Total Weeks
2
Total US Gross:
$314,658
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
13 Jul 1979
3N
$17,702
$17,702
20 Jul 1979
3▲▼
$287,424
$314,658

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

Global Box Office Chart History
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* 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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UK total gross
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36831
The Long Riders
36832
Breaking Away
36833
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Genres
Comedy
Comedy
Drama
Drama
Sport
Sport
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