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1994 | DIRECTED BY DAVID CRONENBERG

M. Butterfly

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M. Butterfly
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Movie Stats
Year
1994
Select Cast
Jeremy Irons
John Lone
Barbara Sukowa
Ian Richardson
Annabel Leventon
Shizuko Hoshi
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First viewed:
8th May 2016
Last viewed:
12th Mar 2026
Total views:
101
Total Grosses
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UK total gross
  £1.2 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
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UK tickets sold
357,688 aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 6th May '94
  • Debut position: 3
  • Highest position: 3
  • Debut gross: £549.6 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 5
US Box Office
  • Release: No US cinema release.
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
david cronenberg David Cronenberg
Starring
Jeremy Irons
John Lone
Barbara Sukowa
Ian Richardson
Annabel Leventon
Shizuko Hoshi
Richard McMillan
Vernon Dobtcheff
David Hemblen
Damir Andrei
Antony Parr
Margaret Ma
Tristram Jellinek
Philip McGough
David Neal
Sean Hewitt
Peter Messaline
Michael Mehlmann
Barbara Chilcott
George Jonas
Carl Zvonkin
Viktor Fülop
Cadman Chui
The Beijing Opera Troupe
Maria Teresa Uribe
Harriet Chung
Monica Gan
Ayumi Komoda
Tammy Lok
Tracey Oh
Carly Wong
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
3
Weeks top 15
5
Total weeks
5
Total UK Gross:
£1,162,485
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
M. Butterfly
6 May 1994
3N
£549,558
£549,558
13 May 1994
5▼
£250,940
£875,780
20 May 1994
7▼
£114,584
£1,055,562
27 May 1994
11▼
£52,321
£1,131,427
3 Jun 1994
14▼
£23,891
£1,162,485

* 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.

Global Box Office Release Breakdown
No global box office info
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Top Grossing Movie Chart Position
UK total gross
£1,162,485
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M. Butterfly
3705
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Genres
Drama
Drama
History
History
Romance
Romance
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News from around the web
How M. Butterfly subverted Western fantasies of Chinese femininity  South China Morning Post Fri, 17th April 2026

Cronenberg on Sex and Gender: M. BUTTERFLY (1993)  Moviejawn Wed, 10th May 2023

Why M. Butterfly Remains David Cronenberg’s Most Underrated Film  Crooked Marquee Wed, 1st June 2022

M. Butterfly: The Western Man Says “Yes?”  front mezz junkies Sat, 4th November 2017

M. Butterfly Review  empireonline.com Sat, 1st January 2000

M. Butterfly review – Clive Owen impresses in Julie Taymor's revision  The Guardian Thu, 26th October 2017

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