Defending Your Life (1991)

Meryl Streep

Albert Brooks

Michael Durrell

James Eckhouse

Gary Beach

Julie Cobb

Full cast and crew

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First viewed:
21st Feb 2016

Last viewed:
9th May 2026

Total views:
31

US total gross
$14.3 Million

Cinema Tickets Sold

US tickets sold
3.4 Million aprox.

Box Office Breakdown

UK Box Office

Release: No UK cinema release.

US Box Office

Debut weekend: 12th Apr '91
Debut position: 5
Highest position: 5
Debut gross: $3.1 Million
Total chart weeks: 3

Global Box Office

No global cinema data.

Directed by
	Albert Brooks

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MUST WATCH

GOOD FILM

ITS OK

DULL

CRAP

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UK Box Office Chart History

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North American Box Office Info

Highest Place
5

Weeks top 15
3

Total Weeks
3

Total US Gross:

$14,292,366

North American Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

12 Apr 1991

5▼

$3,058,664

$7,569,629

19 Apr 1991

6▼

$2,437,311

$10,844,529

3 May 1991

13▼

$1,037,092

$14,292,366

* 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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Box Office Standings: All-Time Top-Grossing Rankings

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