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1984 | DIRECTED BY ALBERT MAGNOLI

Purple Rain

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Movie Stats
Year
1984
Runtime
 111 minutes (1 hr 51 mins)
Certificates

15

R

R13

PG12

11
Select Cast
Prince
Apollonia Kotero
Morris Day
Olga Karlatos
Clarence Williams III
Jerome Benton
Full cast and crew
Salty Popcorn Stats
First viewed:
4th Dec 2016
Last viewed:
8th Jun 2025
Total views:
89
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
27th July 1984
41 years 2 months 7 days ago
Australia release date
 Australia
2nd August 1984
41 years 2 months 1 days ago
Ireland release date
 Ireland
31st August 1984
41 years 1 months 3 days ago
Netherlands release date
 Netherlands
6th September 1984
41 years 27 days ago
Norway release date
 Norway
21st September 1984
41 years 12 days ago
Sweden release date
 Sweden
21st September 1984
41 years 12 days ago
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £1.1 Million
United States Flag
US total gross
  $70.3 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
578,727 aprox.
United States Flag
US tickets sold
20.9 Million aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 31st Aug '84
  • Debut position: 3
  • Highest position: 3
  • Debut gross: £436.2 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 4
US Box Office
  • Release: 27th Jul '84
  • Debut weekend: 5th Oct '84
  • Debut position: 9
  • Highest position: 8
  • Debut gross: $1.6 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 3
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.

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Directed by
albert magnoli Albert Magnoli
Starring
PrinceThe Kid
Apollonia KoteroApollonia
Morris DayMorris
Olga KarlatosMother
Clarence Williams IIIFather
Jerome BentonJerome
Billy SparksBilly
Jill JonesJill
Charles HuntsberryChick
Dez DickersonDez
Brenda BennettBrenda
Susan MoonsieSusan
Sandra Claire GershmanBeautiful Babe
Kim UpsherKim
Alan LeedsStage Hand
Israel GordonTaste M.C.
Gil JacobsonCop in Basement
Joseph A. FerraroFirst Avenue M.C.
Joseph E. FerraroFirst Avenue M.C.
James FrenchCabbie
Wendy MelvoinWendy - The Revolution
Lisa ColemanLisa - The Revolution
Bobby Z RivkinBobby Z - The Revolution
Matt FinkMatt Fink - The Revolution
Brown MarkBrown Mark - The Revolution
Garry JohnsonJellybean - The Time
Mark CardenasMark - The Time
Gerald E. Hubbard Jr.Gerry - The Time
Paul PetersonPaul - The Time
Jesse JohnsonJesse - The Time
Stevee AshlockMinor Role
Tina Hillstrom
Erick LewisSelf
Tony MosleyDancer
Jenni OlsonExtra
Tom TangenHiker #1
Joel ThingvallClub Techie
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1984-07-27
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
3
Weeks top 15
3
Total weeks
4
Total UK Gross:
£1,105,368
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Purple Rain - Original release
31 Aug 1984
3N
£436,218
£436,218
7 Sep 1984
4▼
£218,109
£719,760
14 Sep 1984
4▲▼
£259,055
£1,095,390
In Dolby Cinema
7 Mar 2025
35N
£9,978
£9,978

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

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
8
Weeks top 15
3
Total Weeks
3
Total US Gross:
$70,261,052
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
5 Oct 1984
9▼
$1,576,507
$60,140,797
12 Oct 1984
8▲
$1,306,205
$61,795,270
19 Oct 1984
10▼
$1,124,609
$63,358,487

* 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
£1,105,368
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3688
Purple Rain
3689
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US total gross
$70,261,052
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Genres
Drama
Drama
Music
Music
Romance
Romance
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