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1992 | DIRECTED BY ROLAND JOFFé

City of Joy

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Movie Stats
Year
1992
Runtime
 132 minutes (2 hrs 12 mins)
Select Cast
Patrick Swayze
Pauline Collins
Om Puri
Shabana Azmi
Ayesha Dharker
Santu Chowdhury
Full cast and crew
Salty Popcorn Stats
No of ratings:
1
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First viewed:
8th May 2016
Last viewed:
2nd Sep 2025
Total views:
58
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
17th April 1992
33 years 6 months 25 days ago
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £3 Million
United States Flag
US total gross
  $11.8 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
937,211 aprox.
United States Flag
US tickets sold
2.8 Million aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 2nd Oct '92
  • Debut position: 2
  • Highest position: 2
  • Debut gross: £1.1 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 10
US Box Office
  • Release: 17th Apr '92
  • Debut position: 7
  • Highest position: 7
  • Debut gross: $3.4 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 5
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
roland joffe Roland Joffé
Starring
roland joffePatrick SwayzeMax Lowe
Pauline CollinsJoan Bethel
Om PuriHazari Pal
Shabana AzmiKamla H. Pal
Ayesha DharkerAmrita H. Pal
Santu ChowdhuryShambu H. Pal
Imran Badsah KhanManooj H. Pal
Art MalikAshok Ghatak
Nabil ShabanAnouar
Debatosh GhoshRam Chander
Suneeta SenguptaPoomina
Mansi UpadhyayMeeta
Shyamanand JalanGhatak - Godfather
Shyamal SenguptaGangooly - Con man
Rudraprasad SenguptaChomotkar
Baroon ChakabortySaid
Masood AkhtarRassoul
Loveleen MishraShanta
Pavan MalhotraAshish
Anashua MajumdarSelima
Dipti DaveSchoolgirl
Aloke RoychoudhuryAristotle John
Siv Sankar BanerjeeGoonda
Aloknanda DattaSchoolgirl's Mother
Chakradhar JenaMehboub
Sunil MukherjeeHotel Porter
Chetna JalanCourt Judge
Ravi JhankalObstructing Policeman
Debraj RayBinal
Charu Bala ChokshiBinal's Wife
Durba DattaMargareta
Tamal Ray ChowdhurySurya
Sanjay PathakShoba
Anjan DuttDr. Sunil
Debasish BanerjeeDr. Sunil's Assistant
Swatilekha SenguptaHotel Manageress
Sami AhmadBartender
Chhotu BhaiThug
Rana MitraThug
Siddharth RoyThug
Monu MukherjeeWaiter at Hamburger Bar
John NairSelima's Son
Subrata SensharmaMinister at Railway Station
Sujan MukherjeeSubash
Satya BanerjeeSubash's Father
Paresh GhoshSubash's Uncle
Saran ChatterjeeSubash's Uncle
Gouri Sankar PandaSubash's Uncle
Sudip BanerjeeSubash's Uncle
Kajal ChaudhuryHasari's Mother
IftekharHasari's Father
Chitra SenAngry Woman
Keira MalikYoung Patient (Houston)
Tim FaradayAnaesthetist
Sam Wanamaker
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
2
Weeks top 15
6
Total weeks
10
Total UK Gross:
£3,008,447
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
City of Joy
2 Oct 1992
2N
£1,052,348
£1,052,348
9 Oct 1992
5▼
£701,565
£2,069,617
16 Oct 1992
7▼
£350,783
£2,525,635
23 Oct 1992
10▼
£175,392
£2,771,184
30 Oct 1992
14▼
£87,696
£2,898,343
6 Nov 1992
15▼
£43,848
£2,957,538
13 Nov 1992
17▼
£21,924
£2,988,232
20 Nov 1992
18▼
£8,770
£2,999,633
27 Nov 1992
19▼
£4,385
£3,005,991
4 Dec 1992
18▲
£1,754
£3,008,447

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

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
7
Weeks top 15
5
Total Weeks
5
Total US Gross:
$11,750,202
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
17 Apr 1992
7N
$3,405,890
$3,405,890
24 Apr 1992
10▼
$2,205,580
$6,975,881
1 May 1992
13▼
$1,264,200
$8,850,041
8 May 1992
12▲
$1,193,400
$10,526,546
15 May 1992
10▲
$808,720
$11,750,202

* 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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UK total gross
£3,008,447
2180
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City of Joy
2182
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Genres
Drama
Drama
Popular in these countries
  • Brazil Brazil
  • United States United States
  • Japan Japan
  • Ukraine Ukraine
  • Kenya Kenya
  • Indonesia Indonesia
  • Vietnam Vietnam
  • India India
  • France France
News from around the web
‘City of Joy’: The “role of a lifetime” that left Patrick Swayze “beyond crushed” instead  Far Out Magazine Fri, 5th September 2025

Sippy hopes to make a joint venture film in Kolkata  The Statesman Sat, 8th November 2025

City of Joy: the powerful Netflix documentary where 'everything is about love'  The Guardian Tue, 4th September 2018

City Of Joy movie review & film summary (1992)  Roger Ebert Tue, 31st October 2017

Five powerful films to watch this World Refugee Day  UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency Wed, 18th June 2025

City of Joy Review  empireonline.com Sat, 1st January 2000

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