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1978 | DIRECTED BY JOHN GUILLERMIN

Death On the Nile

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Death On the Nile
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Movie Stats
Year
1978
Runtime
 140 minutes (2 hrs 20 mins)
Select Cast
Maggie Smith
Peter Ustinov
Jane Birkin
Lois Chiles
Bette Davis
Mia Farrow
Full cast and crew
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First viewed:
9th Feb 2016
Last viewed:
11th Mar 2026
Total views:
145
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
29th September 1978
47 years 7 months 19 days ago
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £882 Thousand
United States Flag
US total gross
  $45.6 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
938,281 aprox.
United States Flag
US tickets sold
19.5 Million aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 24th Oct '78
  • Debut box office: 27th Oct '78
  • Debut position: 2
  • Highest position: 2
  • Debut gross: £326.4 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 7
US Box Office
  • Release: 29th Sep '78
  • Debut weekend: 22nd Apr '22
  • Debut position: 25
  • Highest position: 25
  • Debut gross: $8.5 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 1
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
john guillermin John Guillermin
Starring
Peter UstinovHercule Poirot
Jane BirkinLouise Bourget
Lois ChilesLinnet Ridgeway
Bette DavisMrs. Van Schuyler
Mia FarrowJacqueline De Bellefort
Jon FinchMr. Ferguson
Olivia HusseyRosalie Otterbourne
I.S. JoharManager of the Karnak
George KennedyAndrew Pennington
Angela LansburyMrs. Salome Otterbourne
Simon MacCorkindaleSimon Doyle
David NivenColonel Race
john guillerminMaggie SmithMiss Bowers
Jack WardenDr. Bessner
Harry AndrewsBarnstaple
Sam WanamakerRockford
François GuillaumeDoublure lumiere
Barbara HicksSchoolteacher
Celia ImrieMaid
Saeed JaffreyAttendant
Reg LyeWorkman
Andrew MansonEgyptian
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
2
Weeks top 15
7
Total weeks
7
Total UK Gross:
£881,984
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Death On the Nile
27 Oct 1978
2N
£326,447
£326,447
3 Nov 1978
2▲▼
£181,359
£589,418
10 Nov 1978
2▲▼
£100,755
£730,475
17 Nov 1978
3▼
£55,975
£803,243
24 Nov 1978
4▼
£31,097
£845,224
1 Dec 1978
4▲▼
£17,276
£868,547
8 Dec 1978
4▲▼
£9,598
£881,984

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

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
25
Weeks top 15
0
Total Weeks
1
Total US Gross:
$45,626,603
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
22 Apr 2022
25N
$8,530
$45,626,603

* 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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Genres
Crime
Crime
Drama
Drama
Mystery
Mystery
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