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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:
146
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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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.

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20792
The Long Riders
20793
Breaking Away
20794
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Genres
Comedy
Comedy
Drama
Drama
Sport
Sport
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News from around the web
New cinema weekends combine film with live performance  The Argus Wed, 3rd June 2026

Breaking Away Yesterday and Today  Visit Bloomington, IN Wed, 1st April 2026

An ode to Breaking Away: The film that inspired a generation of young cyclists - Cycling News | Bike Reviews  Road.cc Fri, 29th December 2023

The inspiration behind the Oscar-winning movie 'Breaking Away'  Indiana Public Media Wed, 22nd April 2026

Dennis Quaid  Britannica Fri, 22nd May 2026

1979 in Film: Breaking Away – Cycling into Adulthood  Filmotomy Tue, 23rd July 2019

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