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1988 | DIRECTED BY PETER GREENAWAY

Drowning By Numbers

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Movie Stats
Year
1988
Runtime
 118 minutes (1 hr 58 mins)
Select Cast
Joely Richardson
Joan Plowright
Juliet Stevenson
Bernard Hill
Jason Edwards
Bryan Pringle
Full cast and crew
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First viewed:
8th Jun 2021
Last viewed:
2nd Jul 2025
Total views:
16
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
1st June 1991
34 years 4 months 29 days ago
Canada release date
 Canada
10th September 1988
37 years 1 months 20 days ago
France release date
 France
5th October 1988
37 years 25 days ago
Belgium release date
 Belgium
8th December 1988
36 years 10 months 22 days ago
Italy release date
 Italy
22nd December 1988
36 years 10 months 8 days ago
Australia release date
 Australia
26th December 1988
36 years 10 months 4 days ago
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £282.4 Thousand
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
122,793 aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 15th Jun '15
  • Debut box office: 9th Sep '88
  • Debut position: 6
  • Highest position: 6
  • Debut gross: £99 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 6
US Release
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
peter greenaway Peter Greenaway
Starring
Joan PlowrightCissie Colpitts 1
Juliet StevensonCissie Colpitts 2
peter greenawayJoely RichardsonCissie Colpitts 3
Bernard HillMadgett
Jason EdwardsSmut
Bryan PringleJake
Trevor CooperHardy
David MorrisseyBellamy
John RoganGregory
Paul MooneyTeigan
Jane GurnettNancy
Kenny IrelandJonah Bognor
Michael PercivalMoses Bognor
Joanna DickensMrs. Hardy
Janine DuvitskiMarina Bellamy
Michael FitzgeraldMr. 70 Van Dyke
Edward Tudor-PoleMr. 71 Van Dyke
Natalie MorseThe Skipping Girl
Arthur SpreckleySid the Gravedigger
Ian TalbotThe Police Detective
Roderic LeighThe Policeman
Vanni CorbelliniThe Hare
Jose BergSkipping Girl's Mother
Peter JaquesPriest
ADVERTISMENT
1988-09-10
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
6
Weeks top 15
5
Total weeks
6
Total UK Gross:
£282,423
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Drowning By Numbers - Original release
9 Sep 1988
6N
£99,000
£99,000
16 Sep 1988
6▲▼
£66,000
£194,700
23 Sep 1988
9▼
£31,429
£238,701
30 Sep 1988
10▼
£20,953
£268,035
7 Oct 1988
11▼
£9,978
£281,505
Rerelease
25 Nov 2022
54▼
£918
£43,224

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

North American Box Office Chart History
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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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Top Grossing Movie Chart Position
UK total gross
£282,423
5794
High Life
5795
Drowning By Numbers
5796
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Genres
Comedy
Comedy
Drama
Drama
Popular in these countries
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  • Brazil Brazil
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom
  • Bangladesh Bangladesh
  • Russia Russia
  • Paraguay Paraguay
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