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2014 | DIRECTED BY PETER CHELSOM

Hector and the Search For Happiness

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Hector and the Search For Happiness
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Movie Stats
Year
2014
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First viewed:
18th Mar 2016
Last viewed:
12th Mar 2026
Total views:
124
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £491.3 Thousand
United States Flag
US total gross
  $926.5 Thousand
Cinema Tickets Sold
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UK tickets sold
75,243 aprox.
United States Flag
US tickets sold
113,399 aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 15th Aug '14
  • Debut position: 9
  • Highest position: 9
  • Debut gross: £240.2 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 4
US Box Office
  • Debut weekend: 19th Sep '14
  • Debut position: 53
  • Highest position: 25
  • Debut gross: $40.8 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 5
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
peter chelsom Peter Chelsom
Starring
peter chelsomRosamund Pike
Simon Pegg
Stellan Skarsgrd
peter chelsomToni Collette
Jean Reno
Christopher Plummer
Tracy Ann Oberman
Jakob Davies
Chris Gauthier
Veronica Ferres
Barry Atsma
Ming Zhao
Chad Willett
Togo Igawa
Gabrielle Rose
Deborah Rosan
Rebecca Davis
Manny Jacinto
Raj Lal
Tessa Jubber
Marcus Shakesheff
Aiden Longworth
Sivan Raphaely
Anthony Oseyemi
Hannah Longworth
Aaron Le
Dean Paul Gibson
Jordan Schartner
Alexandra Doyle
Miroslav Karel
Adrian Preoteasa
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
9
Weeks top 15
1
Total weeks
4
Total UK Gross:
£491,338
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Hector and the Search For Happiness
15 Aug 2014
9N
£240,222
£240,222
19 Sep 2014
39▼
£346
£487,841
26 Sep 2014
34▲
£1,485
£490,009
3 Oct 2014
40▼
£576
£491,338

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

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
25
Weeks top 15
0
Total Weeks
5
Total US Gross:
$926,472
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
19 Sep 2014
53N
$40,847
$40,847
26 Sep 2014
28▲
$204,027
$256,508
3 Oct 2014
25▲
$227,924
$589,490
24 Oct 2014
80▼
$8,230
$917,509
31 Oct 2014
85▼
$4,950
$926,472

* 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.

Global Box Office Release Breakdown
No global box office info
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Genres
Adventure
Adventure
Comedy
Comedy
Drama
Drama
Popular in these countries
  • United States United States
  • Vietnam Vietnam
  • Chile Chile
News from around the web
Hector and the Search for Happiness - A Movie Review  vocal.media Thu, 11th September 2025

Hector and the Search for Happiness review – stubbornly naive comedy drama about the quest for contentment  The Guardian Sat, 16th August 2014

David’s Movie Review: Hector and the Search for Happiness  The Young Folks Sun, 28th September 2014

Hector and the Search for Happiness Review  That Shelf Fri, 26th September 2014

Hector and the Search For Happiness movie review  Roger Ebert Tue, 31st October 2017

If You’re Unhappy and You Know It (Published 2014)  The New York Times Thu, 18th September 2014

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