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1986 | DIRECTED BY STEVEN SPIELBERG

The Color Purple

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The Color Purple
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Movie Stats
Year
1986
Select Cast
Whoopi Goldberg
Laurence Fishburne
Danny Glover
Margaret Avery
Oprah Winfrey
Willard E. Pugh
Full cast and crew
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No of ratings:
5
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First viewed:
12th Apr 2016
Last viewed:
21st Jul 2026
Total views:
82
Total Grosses
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UK total gross
  £2.2 Million
United States Flag
US total gross
  $98.5 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
1.2 Million aprox.
United States Flag
US tickets sold
26.5 Million aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 11th Jul '86
  • Debut position: 2
  • Highest position: 2
  • Debut gross: £943.8 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 8
US Box Office
  • Debut weekend: 20th Dec '85
  • Debut position: 8
  • Highest position: 2
  • Debut gross: $1.7 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 6
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
steven spielberg Steven Spielberg
Starring
Danny Glover
steven spielbergWhoopi Goldberg
Margaret Avery
Oprah Winfrey
Willard E. Pugh
Akosua Busia
Desreta Jackson
Adolph Caesar
Rae Dawn Chong
Dana Ivey
Leonard Jackson
Bennet Guillory
John Patton Jr.
Carl Anderson
Susan Beaubian
James Tillis
Phillip Strong
steven spielbergLaurence Fishburne
Peto Kinsaka
Lelo Masamba
Margaret Freeman
Howard Starr
Daphaine Oliver
Jadili Johnson
Lillian Njoki Distefano
Donna Buie
Leon Rippy
John R. Hart
David Thomas
Carrie Murray
Juliet Poe
Katie Simon
Ethel Taylor
Marcus Covington
Marcus Liles
April Myers
Maurice Moore
Lechanda Latharp
Drew Bundini Brown
Arnold F. Turner
Jeris Poindexter
Hawthorne James
Sonny Terry
Greg Phillinganes
Roy Gaines
Paulinho Da Costa
Nana Yaw Asiedu
Clarence Avant
Bayo Martin
Ndugu Chancler
Jeffrey Kwashi
Pete Munzhi
Aniijia Rae Schockley
Maria Howell
Gayle King
Joni Palmer
Madison T. Shockley Sr.
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
2
Weeks top 15
8
Total weeks
8
Total UK Gross:
£2,238,995
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
The Color Purple
11 Jul 1986
2N
£943,820
£943,820
18 Jul 1986
3▼
£471,910
£1,604,494
25 Jul 1986
3▲▼
£235,955
£1,923,033
1 Aug 1986
6▼
£117,978
£2,082,303
8 Aug 1986
7▼
£58,989
£2,158,989
15 Aug 1986
8▼
£29,495
£2,200,282
22 Aug 1986
8▲▼
£14,748
£2,220,929
29 Aug 1986
11▼
£7,374
£2,238,995

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

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
2
Weeks top 15
6
Total Weeks
6
Total US Gross:
$98,467,863
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
20 Dec 1985
8N
$1,710,333
$1,710,333
27 Dec 1985
7▲
$3,162,958
$7,108,801
10 Jan 1986
5▼
$3,126,757
$18,810,736
17 Jan 1986
2▲
$5,742,903
$26,148,105
18 Apr 1986
8▼
$1,200,069
$88,219,316
2 May 1986
12▼
$728,794
$90,962,021

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

Global Box Office Chart History
We have no info on the global box office for this movie

* 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
Box Office Standings: All-Time Top-Grossing Rankings
UK total gross: £2,238,995
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News from around the web
People Compared It to The Birth of a Nation and “a Lynching.” Spike Lee Hated It. Now It’s a Classic.  Slate Magazine Mon, 8th June 2026

'The Color Purple' cast: Where are they now?  Entertainment Weekly Thu, 18th December 2025

Wait…Is ‘The Color Purple’ a Black Film?  The Root Thu, 25th December 2025

Why Spielberg’s black drama The Color Purple remains controversial 40 years on  South China Morning Post Fri, 12th December 2025

Whoopi Got Noticed: The Color Purple  The Spokesman-Review Fri, 12th December 2025

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