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2008 | DIRECTED BY HSIAO-HSIEN HOU

Flight of the Red Balloon

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Movie Stats
Year
2008
Select Cast
Juliette Binoche
Simon Iteanu
Fang Song
Hippolyte Girardot
Louise Margolin
Anna Sigalevitch
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First viewed:
30th Mar 2016
Last viewed:
25th May 2026
Total views:
42
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £13.5 Thousand
United States Flag
US total gross
  $459.4 Thousand
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
2,596 aprox.
United States Flag
US tickets sold
63,978 aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 14th Mar '08
  • Debut position: 16
  • Highest position: 16
  • Debut gross: £13.5 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 1
US Box Office
  • Debut weekend: 25th Apr '08
  • Debut position: 61
  • Highest position: 61
  • Debut gross: $41.8 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 15
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
hsiao-hsien hou Hsiao-hsien Hou
Starring
Juliette Binoche
Simon Iteanu
Fang Song
Hippolyte Girardot
Louise Margolin
Anna Sigalevitch
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
16
Weeks top 15
0
Total weeks
1
Total UK Gross:
£13,498
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Flight of the Red Balloon
14 Mar 2008
16N
£13,498
£13,498

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

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
61
Weeks top 15
0
Total Weeks
15
Total US Gross:
$459,364
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
25 Apr 2008
61▼
$41,791
$189,543
2 May 2008
65▼
$23,707
$230,807
9 May 2008
63▲
$19,588
$265,004
23 May 2008
66▼
$14,223
$313,520
30 May 2008
70▼
$9,712
$331,862
6 Jun 2008
70▲▼
$11,316
$347,945
13 Jun 2008
67▲
$9,051
$366,296
20 Jun 2008
63▲
$12,155
$383,160
4 Jul 2008
82▼
$4,509
$405,531
11 Jul 2008
69▲
$8,241
$417,742
18 Jul 2008
77▼
$5,561
$427,155
25 Jul 2008
85▼
$4,797
$435,291
1 Aug 2008
90▼
$3,759
$446,729
8 Aug 2008
102▼
$1,695
$453,347
15 Aug 2008
94▲
$2,450
$459,364

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

Global Box Office Chart History
We have no info on the global box office for this movie

* 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
UK total gross: £13,498
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Flight of the Red Balloon  Reverse Shot Mon, 1st July 2019

Flight of the Red Balloon  4Columns Fri, 25th January 2019

Another Balloon Over Paris, With Lives Adrift Below (Published 2008)  The New York Times Fri, 4th April 2008

Head in the Clouds: The Cinema of Albert Lamorisse  The Criterion Collection Tue, 12th December 2023

Flight Of The Red Balloon Review  empireonline.com Sun, 2nd March 2008

What More Could One Want?: Flight of the Red Balloon  Slant Magazine Fri, 4th April 2008

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