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1988 | DIRECTED BY RICK ROSENTHAL

Distant Thunder

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Movie Stats
Year
1988
Runtime
 114 minutes (1 hr 54 mins)
Select Cast
John Lithgow
Ralph Macchio
Kerrie Keane
Reb Brown
Janet Margolin
Denis Arndt
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First viewed:
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Last viewed:
1st May 2026
Total views:
36
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
11th November 1988
37 years 11 months 19 days ago
Total Grosses
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US total gross
  $82.2 Thousand
Cinema Tickets Sold
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US tickets sold
19,997 aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Release: No UK cinema release.
US Box Office
  • Release: 11th Nov '88
  • Debut position: 14
  • Highest position: 14
  • Debut gross: $82.2 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 1
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
Directed by
rick rosenthal Rick Rosenthal
Starring
Ralph MacchioJack Lambert
rick rosenthalJohn LithgowMark Lambert
Kerrie KeaneChar
Reb BrownHarvey Nitz
Janet MargolinBarbara Lambert
Denis ArndtLarry
Jamey SheridanMoss
Tom BowerLouis
John KellyAndy
Michael CurrieCoach Swabey
Hilary StrangJane
Robyn StevanHolly
David LongworthSheriff
Gordon CurrieBilly Watson
Walter MarshPrincipal
Allan LysellBuddy
Kate RobbinsWaitress
David Glyn-JonesWaiter
Denalda WilliamsJeanette
Chris J. ClaytonTelephone Repairman / Surveillance Tech.
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UK Box Office Chart History
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North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
14
Weeks top 15
1
Total Weeks
1
Total US Gross:
$82,186
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
11 Nov 1988
14N
$82,186
$82,186

* 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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Genres
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Movie review: 'Distant Thunder'  upi Fri, 11th November 1988

"Distant Thunder"  The New Yorker Mon, 19th November 2012

Japan Book Review: Honeybees and Distant Thunder by Riku Onda  Tokyo Weekender Fri, 23rd June 2023

DISTANT THUNDER review  ScreenAnarchy Fri, 4th February 2011

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