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1996 | DIRECTED BY DAVID O. RUSSELL

Flirting With Disaster

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Movie Stats
Year
1996
Runtime
 92 minutes (1 hr 32 mins)
Select Cast
Ben Stiller
Patricia Arquette
Téa Leoni
Mary Tyler Moore
George Segal
Alan Alda
Full cast and crew
Salty Popcorn Stats
First viewed:
22nd Jun 2016
Last viewed:
8th Jun 2025
Total views:
54
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
12th April 1996
29 years 6 months 22 days ago
Australia release date
 Australia
30th May 1996
29 years 5 months 5 days ago
France release date
 France
5th June 1996
29 years 4 months 29 days ago
Denmark release date
 Denmark
14th June 1996
29 years 4 months 20 days ago
Germany release date
 Germany
18th July 1996
29 years 3 months 17 days ago
Turkey release date
 Turkey
27th September 1996
29 years 1 months 7 days ago
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £512 Thousand
United States Flag
US total gross
  $14.7 Million
Global Flag
Global total gross
  $14.7 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
138,374 aprox.
United States Flag
US tickets sold
3.3 Million aprox.
Global Flag
Global tickets sold
No data
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 24th Jan '97
  • Debut position: 9
  • Highest position: 9
  • Debut gross: £264.6 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 7
US Box Office
  • Release: 12th Apr '96
  • Debut weekend: 22nd Mar '96
  • Debut position: 20
  • Highest position: 8
  • Debut gross: $164.5 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 5
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.

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Directed by
david o russell David O. Russell
Starring
david o russellBen StillerMel Coplin
Patricia ArquetteNancy Coplin
Téa LeoniTina Kalb
Mary Tyler MoorePearl Coplin
George SegalEd Coplin
Alan AldaRichard Schlichting
Lily TomlinMary Schlichting
Richard JenkinsPaul Harmon
david o russellJosh BrolinAgent Tony Kent
Celia WestonValerie Swaney
Glenn FitzgeraldLonnie Schlichting
Beth SternJane
Cynthia LaMontagneSandra
David Patrick KellyFritz Boudreau
John Ford NoonanMitch
Charlet OberlyB&B Lady
Nadia DajaniJill
Don CreechCop #1
Clarke BittnerCop #2
Tony KrukDetective
Jonathan Teague CookSheriff
Steve MorenoDeputy
Tori DavisFlight Attendant
Shawn Michael HowardRoger
Suzanne SnyderAlternative Wife
Kacee DeMasiCop
Roberta RockwellMel's ex-girlfriend

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1996-04-12
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
9
Weeks top 15
3
Total weeks
7
Total UK Gross:
£511,985
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Flirting With Disaster
24 Jan 1997
9N
£264,644
£264,644
31 Jan 1997
10▼
£132,322
£443,279
7 Feb 1997
12▼
£50,893
£511,985
14 Feb 1997
16▼
£19,574
£467,433
21 Feb 1997
18▼
£13,981
£481,414
28 Feb 1997
21▼
£5,377
£486,791
7 Mar 1997
20▲
£3,841
£490,632

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

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
8
Weeks top 15
4
Total Weeks
5
Total US Gross:
$14,702,438
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
22 Mar 1996
20N
$164,458
$164,458
29 Mar 1996
15▲
$705,899
$936,673
5 Apr 1996
10▲
$2,383,717
$3,577,406
12 Apr 1996
8▲
$3,772,866
$7,350,272
19 Apr 1996
9▼
$2,511,091
$9,861,363

* 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.

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Top Grossing Movie Chart Position
UK total gross
£511,985
4962
Weathering With You
4963
Flirting With Disaster
4964
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Comedy
Comedy
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