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1989 | DIRECTED BY PETER GREENAWAY

The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

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Movie Stats
Year
1989
Runtime
 124 minutes (2 hrs 04 mins)
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No of ratings:
1
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First viewed:
27th Mar 2016
Last viewed:
5th Jan 2026
Total views:
86
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
6th April 1990
35 years 9 months 23 days ago
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £878.2 Thousand
United States Flag
US total gross
  $4.5 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
376,927 aprox.
United States Flag
US tickets sold
1.1 Million aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 13th Oct '89
  • Debut position: 4
  • Highest position: 4
  • Debut gross: £352.1 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 9
US Box Office
  • Release: 6th Apr '90
  • Debut position: 17
  • Highest position: 11
  • Debut gross: $252.2 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 5
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.

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Directed by
peter greenaway Peter Greenaway
Starring
Richard Bohringer
peter greenawayMichael Gambon
peter greenawayHelen Mirren
Alan Howard
Tim Roth
Ciarán Hinds
Gary Olsen
Ewan Stewart
Roger Ashton-Griffiths
Ron Cook
Liz Smith
Emer Gillespie
Janet Henfrey
Arnie Breeveld
Tony Alleff
Paul Russell
Alex Kingston
Ian Sears
Willie Ross
Ian Dury
Diane Langton
Prudence Oliver
Roger Lloyd Pack
Bob Goody
Peter Rush
Pauline Mayer
Ben Stoneham
Andy Wilson
John Mullis
Flavia Brilli
Brenda Edwards
Sophie Goodchild
Alex Fraser
Michael Clark
Gary Logan
Tim Geary
Saffron Rainey
Hywel Williams-Ellis
Michael Maguire
Patric Walters
Sue Maund
Nick Brozovic
Caroline Pagano
Keith Barrows
Yolande Brener
Irene Palko
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
4
Weeks top 15
6
Total weeks
9
Total UK Gross:
£878,240
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover - Original release
13 Oct 1989
4N
£352,117
£352,117
20 Oct 1989
5▼
£185,325
£602,306
27 Oct 1989
7▼
£97,539
£738,861
3 Nov 1989
9▼
£51,336
£813,298
10 Nov 1989
10▼
£27,019
£852,476
17 Nov 1989
12▼
£14,221
£873,096
Rerelease
21 Oct 2022
51▼
£1,061
£646,326
11 Nov 2022
53▼
£1,303
£647,629
9 Dec 2022
43▲
£2,780
£651,373

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

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
11
Weeks top 15
4
Total Weeks
5
Total US Gross:
$4,549,900
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
6 Apr 1990
17N
$252,223
$252,223
13 Apr 1990
13▲
$435,980
$839,806
20 Apr 1990
13▲▼
$649,205
$1,693,722
27 Apr 1990
14▼
$563,846
$2,421,270
18 May 1990
11N
$553,572
$4,549,900

* 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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Genres
Crime
Crime
Drama
Drama
Romance
Romance
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The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989) ⭐ 7.5 | Crime, Drama  IMDb Mon, 23rd November 2015

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