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1987
| DIRECTED BY
STEVEN SPIELBERG
Empire of the Sun
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Movie Stats
Year
1987
Runtime
153 minutes (2 hrs 33 mins)
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Full cast and crew
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First viewed:
29th Apr 2016
Last viewed:
2nd Jan 2025
Total views:
87
Release Dates
UK release
23rd March 1988
37 years 6 months 12 days ago
US release
25th December 1987
37 years 9 months 10 days ago
Argentina
25th December 1987
37 years 9 months 10 days ago
Sweden
26th February 1988
37 years 7 months 7 days ago
Denmark
4th March 1988
37 years 7 months ago
Australia
10th March 1988
37 years 6 months 25 days ago
Brazil
11th March 1988
37 years 6 months 24 days ago
Total Grosses
UK total gross
£946 Thousand
Cinema Tickets Sold
UK tickets sold
440,004 aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
Released:
23rd Mar '88
Debut box office:
25th Mar '88
Debut position: 1
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: £177.1 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 11
US Release
Release:
8th Dec '87
No US box office data
Global Box Office
No global cinema data.
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Global Box Office Release Breakdown
USA
release date:
8th December 1987
Argentina
release date:
25th December 1987
Sweden
release date:
26th February 1988
Denmark
release date:
4th March 1988
Australia
release date:
10th March 1988
Brazil
release date:
11th March 1988
France
release date:
16th March 1988
Spain
release date:
17th March 1988
Netherlands
release date:
17th March 1988
Uruguay
release date:
17th March 1988
Finland
release date:
18th March 1988
Italy
release date:
18th March 1988
Portugal
release date:
18th March 1988
UK
release date:
23rd March 1988
Colombia
release date:
24th March 1988
Ireland
release date:
25th March 1988
South Africa
release date:
25th March 1988
Japan
release date:
2nd April 1988
Mexico
release date:
3rd June 1988
South Korea
release date:
8th July 1989
Turkey
release date:
2nd November 1990
Canada
release date:
6th November 2001
Poland
release date:
5th December 2014