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1985 | DIRECTED BY JOHN BOORMAN

The Emerald Forest

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Movie Stats
Year
1985
Runtime
 114 minutes (1 hr 54 mins)
Select Cast
Powers Boothe
Meg Foster
Yara Vaneau
William Rodriguez
Estee Chandler
Charley Boorman
Full cast and crew
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First viewed:
12th Jan 2017
Last viewed:
13th Jan 2025
Total views:
40
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
3rd July 1985
40 years 4 months 4 days ago
France release date
 France
20th May 1985
40 years 5 months 18 days ago
Spain release date
 Spain
1st August 1985
40 years 3 months 6 days ago
Netherlands release date
 Netherlands
29th August 1985
40 years 2 months 9 days ago
Belgium release date
 Belgium
12th September 1985
40 years 1 months 25 days ago
Finland release date
 Finland
13th September 1985
40 years 1 months 24 days ago
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £913.9 Thousand
United States Flag
US total gross
  $15.8 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
534,428 aprox.
United States Flag
US tickets sold
4.5 Million aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 23rd Aug '85
  • Debut position: 2
  • Highest position: 2
  • Debut gross: £394.7 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 5
US Box Office
  • Release: 3rd Jul '85
  • Debut weekend: 5th Jul '85
  • Debut position: 5
  • Highest position: 5
  • Debut gross: $4.3 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 2
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
john boorman John Boorman
Starring
Powers BootheBill Markham
Meg FosterJean Markham
Yara VaneauYoung Heather
William RodriguezYoung Tommy
Estee ChandlerHeather
Charley BoormanTomme
Dira PaesKachiri
Eduardo CondeUwe Werner
Ariel CoelhoPadre Leduc
Peter MarinkerPerreira
Mario BorgesCosta
Atila IorioTrader
Gabriel ArchanjoTrader's Henchman
Gracindo JuniorCarlos
Arthur MuhlenbergRico
Chico TertoPaulo
Ruy PolanahWanadi
Maria Helena VelascoUluru
Tetchie AgbayaniCaya
Paulo ViniciusMapi
Aloisio FloresSamanpo
Joao Mauricio CarvalhoMonkey
Isabel BicudoKachiri's Cousin
Patricia PriscoKachiri's Cousin
Silvana de FariaPequi
Alexandre CappelliInvisible Tribe Warrior
Antioni JaponesInvisible Tribe Warrior
Candido SilveiraInvisible Tribe Warrior
Diocelio NascimentoInvisible Tribe Warrior
Fabio Da SilveiraInvisible Tribe Warrior
Fernando PiresInvisible Tribe Warrior / Fierce Tribe Warrior
Haroldo Da Silva PampolhaInvisible Tribe Warrior
Itakati CroaiaInvisible Tribe Warrior
Jorge Luiz Coelho De MelloInvisible Tribe Warrior
Jose Ademir Dos SantosInvisible Tribe Warrior
Marcos TuantagnoInvisible Tribe Warrior
Evandro MesquitaInvisible Tribe Warrior
Nilsen AccioliInvisible Tribe Warrior
Sergio MartinsInvisible Tribe Warrior
WanderleyInvisible Tribe Warrior
Wladimir OliveiroInvisible Tribe Warrior
Ana Lucia Dos ReiTribeswoman
Elidia MoraesTribeswoman
Elisette Costa OliveiraTribeswoman
Ivana Barbosa FreitasThe Tribeswomen
Jurema CarvalhoTribeswoman
Walkiria De FreitasTribeswoman
Claudio MorenoJacareh
Antonio Rodriguez NetoFierce Tribe Warrior
Coluene KodwellFierce Tribe Warrior
Delnilto GomesFierce Tribe Warrior
Guto MacidoFierce Tribe Warrior
Iran MagalhaesFierce Tribe Warrior
Jandir Carvalho LeiteFierce Tribe Warrior
Jose Maria CarvalhoFierce Tribe Warrior
Jose Maria Gomes De SilvaFierce Tribe Warrior
Luiz Carlos FelixFierce Tribe Warrior
Luis Fernando MachadoFierce Tribe Warrior
Roberto FerreiraFierce Tribe Warrior
Marcela ToneaoFierce Tribe Warrior
Ricardo Costa De SousaFierce Tribe Warrior
Ronaldo AlvesFierce Tribe Warrior
Sergio Espirito SantoFierce Tribe Warrior
Welison De Azvedo SantosFierce Tribe Warrior

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1985-05-20
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
2
Weeks top 15
5
Total weeks
5
Total UK Gross:
£913,872
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
The Emerald Forest
23 Aug 1985
2N
£394,654
£394,654
30 Aug 1985
3▼
£197,327
£680,778
6 Sep 1985
6▼
£98,664
£809,041
13 Sep 1985
7▼
£49,332
£878,106
20 Sep 1985
9▼
£24,666
£913,872

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

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
5
Weeks top 15
2
Total Weeks
2
Total US Gross:
$15,825,827
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
5 Jul 1985
5▼
$4,345,150
$4,345,150
26 Jul 1985
13▼
$1,301,695
$15,825,827

* 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
£913,872
4024
The Apostle
4025
The Emerald Forest
4026
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Genres
Action
Action
Adventure
Adventure
Drama
Drama
Popular in these countries
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  • United States United States
  • India India
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  • South Africa South Africa
  • Japan Japan
News from around the web
The Emerald Forest (1985) ⭐ 6.9 | Action, Adventure, Drama  imdb.com Thu, 26th February 2015

John Boorman | Biography, Movies, & Facts  Britannica Sat, 18th October 2025

REVIEW: JOHN BOORMAN'S "THE EMERALD FOREST" (1985); KINO LORBER BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION  Cinema Retro Tue, 5th December 2023

How Alexa makes the Emerald Forest even more enchanting  About Amazon Wed, 15th September 2021

Emerald Forest, The (Blu-ray Review)  The Digital Bits Mon, 20th May 2024

Summer of ‘85: The Emerald Forest  Slant Magazine Fri, 11th June 2010

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