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1986 | DIRECTED BY JOHN BADHAM

Short Circuit

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Movie Stats
Year
1986
Select Cast
Steve Guttenberg
Ally Sheedy
Fisher Stevens
Austin Pendleton
G.W. Bailey
Brian McNamara
Full cast and crew
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No of ratings:
1
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First viewed:
23rd Jan 2018
Last viewed:
15th Mar 2025
Total views:
47
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £1.4 Million
United States Flag
US total gross
  $40.7 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
759,070 aprox.
United States Flag
US tickets sold
11 Million aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 5th Dec '86
  • Debut position: 2
  • Highest position: 2
  • Debut gross: £546.1 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 12
US Box Office
  • Debut weekend: 9th May '86
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $5.3 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 8
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
john badham John Badham
Starring
Ally Sheedy
john badhamSteve Guttenberg
Fisher Stevens
Austin Pendleton
G.W. Bailey
Brian McNamara
Tim Blaney
Marvin J. McIntyre
John Garber
Penny Santon
Vernon Weddle
Barbara Tarbuck
Tom Lawrence
Fred Slyter
Billy Ray Sharkey
Robert Krantz
Jan Speck
Marguerite Happy
Howard Krick
Marjorie Card Hughes
Herb Smith
Jack Thompson
William Striglos
Mary Reckley
Shay McLean
Eleanor C. Heutschy
Sergio Kato

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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
2
Weeks top 15
12
Total weeks
12
Total UK Gross:
£1,427,051
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Short Circuit
5 Dec 1986
2N
£546,126
£546,126
12 Dec 1986
4▼
£339,148
£1,037,891
19 Dec 1986
4▲▼
£154,158
£1,238,296
26 Dec 1986
5▼
£70,072
£1,336,397
2 Jan 1987
7▼
£31,851
£1,377,803
9 Jan 1987
10▼
£14,478
£1,398,072
16 Jan 1987
10▲▼
£6,581
£1,406,627
23 Jan 1987
11▼
£2,991
£1,410,515
30 Jan 1987
10▲
£1,360
£1,412,419
6 Feb 1987
8▲
£1,618
£1,414,522
13 Feb 1987
8▲▼
£6,194
£1,423,194
20 Feb 1987
11▼
£2,967
£1,427,051

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

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
1
Weeks at No.1
1
Weeks top 15
8
Total Weeks
8
Total US Gross:
$40,697,761
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
9 May 1986
1N
$5,346,808
$5,346,808
16 May 1986
2▼
$4,420,900
$11,030,184
23 May 1986
4▼
$5,436,333
$17,443,363
30 May 1986
4▲▼
$3,474,006
$21,789,381
6 Jun 1986
5▼
$3,281,200
$26,443,038
13 Jun 1986
7▼
$2,104,270
$29,857,737
20 Jun 1986
9▼
$1,551,984
$32,567,385
27 Jun 1986
11▼
$1,147,410
$34,703,795

* 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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US total gross
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Genres
Comedy
Comedy
Family
Family
Sci-Fi
Sci-Fi
Popular in these countries
  • United States United States
  • China China
  • Brazil Brazil
  • Vietnam Vietnam
  • Belarus Belarus
  • Indonesia Indonesia
  • Lebanon Lebanon
  • Ecuador Ecuador
Films in series
Short Circuit

Short Circuit / 1986

Directed By
John Badham
Starring
Ally Sheedy • Steve Guttenberg • Fisher Stevens
  • UK gross: £1,427,051
  • US gross: $40,697,761
Short Circuit 2

Short Circuit 2 / 1988

Directed By
Kenneth Johnson
Starring
Tim Blaney • Fisher Stevens • Michael McKean
  • UK gross: £879,836
News from around the web
How we made Short Circuit, by Steve Guttenberg and John Badham  The Guardian Mon, 31st May 2021

Sci-Fi Movies That Didn't Age Well At All  SlashFilm Wed, 28th May 2025

Man builds Johnny 5 robot from Short Circuit film  BBC Sat, 12th August 2023

Short Circuit  Screen Scotland Tue, 11th May 2021

1980s sci-fi film ‘Short Circuit’ is getting a remake  NME Mon, 16th November 2020

Short Circuit 2  film-authority.com Wed, 11th September 2024

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