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1978 | DIRECTED BY COLIN HIGGINS

Foul Play

Movie Stats
Year
1978
Runtime
 116 minutes (1 hr 56 mins)
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Salty Popcorn Stats
First viewed:
26th Jun 2020
Last viewed:
27th Mar 2026
Total views:
58
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
14th July 1978
48 years 3 months 22 days ago
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £776 Thousand
United States Flag
US total gross
  $45 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
825,487 aprox.
United States Flag
US tickets sold
19.2 Million aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 15th Sep '78
  • Debut position: 2
  • Highest position: 2
  • Debut gross: £331.3 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 6
US Box Office
  • Release: No US cinema release.
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
Directed by
colin higgins
Starring
Gloria Mundy
colin higginsTony Carlson
Mr. Hennessey
Gerda Casswell
Archbishop Thorncrest
colin higginsStanley Tibbets
Stella
Fergie
colin higginsStiltskin
Theatre Manager
J.J. MacKuen
Scarface
Scott
Sandy
Mrs. Venus
Mrs. Russel
House Manager
Whitey Jackson
Coleman
Sally
Elsie
Ethel
Mrs. Monk
Turk
Sylvia
Theatre Usher
Dickinson
Pope Pius XIII
Limo Driver
Luigi
Japanese Man
Japanese Woman
Truck Driver
Cop
Security Guard
Man in Phone Booth
Newscaster
Screaming Lady
Fat Lady
Henpecked Husband
Nanki-Pooh
Yum-Yum
Peep-Bo
Pitti-Sing
Pish-Tush
Pooh-Bah
Katisha
Esme
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
2
Weeks top 15
6
Total weeks
6
Total UK Gross:
£775,958
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Foul Play
2N
£331,296
£331,296
2▲▼
£165,648
£571,486
2▲▼
£82,824
£679,157
3▼
£41,412
£732,993
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£20,706
£760,946
3▲▼
£10,353
£775,958

* 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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* 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: £775,958
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US total gross: $44,999,621
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