1969 | DIRECTED BY KEN LOACH

Kes

Movie Stats
Year
1969
Runtime
 111 minutes (1 hr 51 mins)
Certificates

PG

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T

G

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First viewed:
18th Aug 2025
Last viewed:
12th Mar 2026
Total views:
45
Release Dates
France release date
 France
19th June 1970
56 years 11 days ago
Ireland release date
 Ireland
7th August 1970
55 years 10 months 23 days ago
Sweden release date
 Sweden
21st September 1970
55 years 9 months 9 days ago
Belgium release date
 Belgium
17th December 1970
55 years 6 months 13 days ago
Italy release date
 Italy
8th January 1971
55 years 5 months 22 days ago
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £68.9 Thousand
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
255,330 aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 3rd Apr '70
  • Debut box office: 9th Dec '22
  • Debut position: 40
  • Highest position: 38
  • Debut gross: £3.5 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 7
US Box Office
  • Release: No US cinema release.
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
ken loach
Starring
Billy
Jud
Mrs. Casper
Mr. Farthing
Mr. Sugden
Mr. Gryce
Youth Employment Officer
Comedian at Pub
MacDowell
Billy's Friend
Librarian
Farmer
Reg, Mother's Friend
Fish and Chip Shop Man
Mathematics Teacher
Milkman
Mr Crossley
Billy's Friend
Newsagent
Tibbutt
Billy's Friend
Billy's Friend
Woman in betting shop
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
38
Weeks top 15
0
Total weeks
7
Total UK Gross:
£68,939
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Kes - Original release
40N
£3,498
£42,920
Rerelease
52
£1,648
£48,284
41
£2,948
£55,905
57
£1,028
£56,933
50
£2,283
£60,382
51
£2,260
£62,642
38
£2,385
£68,939

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

North American Box Office Chart History
No US box office info

* 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
£68,939
8129
Kes
8130

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News from around the web
Kes  Mail Plus Thu, 11th June 2026

Chip shop immortalised in Kes comes on the market within days  Rotherham Advertiser Sun, 17th May 2026

Kes star Dai Bradley joins line up at Sheffield’s debut Working Class Film Festival  Prolific North Mon, 13th April 2026

Kes’ Dai Bradley joins Showroom’s ‘Working Class Film Festival’  exposedmagazine.co.uk Tue, 14th April 2026

Stage adaptation of film drama Kes coming to Ryde in April  Isle of Wight County Press Tue, 31st March 2026

The real Yorkshire locations that defined ‘Kes’  Far Out Magazine Mon, 6th April 2026

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