The Favourite

Directed by
	Yorgos Lanthimos

Starring
	Olivia Colman	Queen Anne
	Rachel Weisz	Lady Sarah
	Emma Delves	Queen's Maid
	Faye Daveney	Sarah's Maid
	Emma Stone	Abigail
	Paul Swaine	Wanking Man
	Jennifer White	Mrs Meg
	Lilly-Rose Stevens	Sally
	Denise Mack	Kitchen Servant
	James Smith	Godolphin
	Mark Gatiss	Lord Marlborough
	Horatio	Fastest Duck in the City
	Willem Dalby	Central Tory Booker
	Edward Aczel	Earl of Stratford
	Carolyn Saint-Pé	Madam Tournee
	John Locke	Eviction Courtier
	Nicholas Hoult	Harley
	Everal A Walsh	Servant, Upstairs
	Basil Eidenbenz	Footman #2
	Declan Wyer	Footman #4
	Anthony Dougall	Queen's Doctor
	James Melville	Footman #3
	Timothy Innes	Footman #1
	Joe Alwyn	Masham
	Ben English	Page #1
	Wilson Mbomio	Pigeon Boy
	Peter Brookes	Page #2
	Gavin Henderson	Music Teacher
	Djordje Jovanovic	Child Orchestra
	Sam Kemp	Child Orchestra
	Hana McDowell	Child Orchestra
	James Perrin	Child Orchestra
	Luca Wiseman	Child Orchestra
	Callum Lewin	Nude Pomegranate Tory
	Jenny Rainsford	Mae
	Liam Fleming	Kevin
	Angela Hicks	Singing Woman
	Martin Pemberton	Fire Eater
	Isaura Barbé-Brown uncredited	Courtier
	Alexis Bennett uncredited	Court Musician
	Samuel Bossman uncredited	Courtier
	Antonia Castilla uncredited	Courtier
	Solomon Jericho Charles uncredited	Royal Servant
	Errol Clayton uncredited	Courtier
	Leigh Dent uncredited	Courtier
	Chris Elms uncredited	Young Tory
	Frank Gordon uncredited	Courtier
	Tim Ingall uncredited	Lord Bingley
	Elizabeth Ita uncredited	Courtier
	Ethan Keaton uncredited	Politician
	Phelim Kelly uncredited	Courtier
	Roisin Keogh uncredited	Courtier
	Nathan Lang uncredited	Courtier
	Poppy Lawless uncredited	Courtier
	Keith Milner uncredited	Footman
	Hannah Morley uncredited	Courtier
	Alfrun Rose uncredited	Kitchen Maid
	Laura-Jayne Ross uncredited	Prostitute
	Kemal Shah uncredited	Wig
	Janette Sharpe uncredited	Maid
	Luke Thallon uncredited	Abigail's Soldier
	Jack Veal uncredited	Boy
	Emily Vinnicombe uncredited	Courtier
	Zenobia Voegele-Downing uncredited	Courtier
	Paul Wingrove uncredited	Courtier

25th February 2019

Olivia Colman won the Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role

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UK Box Office Info

Highest Place
2

Weeks top 15
10

Total weeks
24

Total UK Gross:

£16,972,417

UK Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

The Favourite - Original release

4 Jan 2019

£3,973,975

11 Jan 2019

2▲▼

£2,387,037

£8,302,694

18 Jan 2019

5▼

£1,337,885

£11,137,384

25 Jan 2019

6▼

£965,996

£13,071,931

1 Feb 2019

10▼

£410,001

£14,019,668

8 Feb 2019

13▼

£248,159

£14,615,916

15 Feb 2019

10▲

£283,702

£15,264,399

22 Feb 2019

12▼

£171,270

£15,680,853

1 Mar 2019

11▲

£287,797

£16,251,192

8 Mar 2019

12▼

£129,946

£16,581,331

15 Mar 2019

17▼

£66,800

£16,760,158

22 Mar 2019

19▼

£22,682

£16,838,629

29 Mar 2019

25▼

£8,262

£16,872,414

5 Apr 2019

26▼

£12,234

£16,895,067

12 Apr 2019

37▼

£3,028

£16,904,857

19 Apr 2019

32▲

£5,340

£16,914,526

26 Apr 2019

37▼

£1,673

£16,918,661

3 May 2019

42▼

£1,225

£16,948,302

10 May 2019

53▼

£661

£16,957,385

17 May 2019

43▲

£1,058

£16,961,386

24 May 2019

36▲

£1,150

£16,962,536

31 May 2019

41▼

£227

£16,963,283

7 Jun 2019

67▼

£7

£16,965,411

Rerelease

28 Jul 2023

28▲

£2,740

£16,972,417

* 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
8

Total Weeks
20

Total US Gross:

$34,231,809

North American Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

23 Nov 2018

19N

$422,410

30 Nov 2018

14▲

$1,072,282

$1,646,592

7 Dec 2018

12▲

$1,503,634

$3,542,280

14 Dec 2018

12▲▼

$2,605,484

$6,775,387

21 Dec 2018

11▲

$2,085,123

$10,112,263

28 Dec 2018

12▼

$2,428,285

$15,249,307

4 Jan 2019

13▼

$1,903,292

$19,297,628

11 Jan 2019

18▼

$1,108,173

$21,481,355

18 Jan 2019

18▲▼

$815,322

$22,804,347

25 Jan 2019

14▲

$2,542,712

$26,109,876

1 Feb 2019

15▼

$1,559,950

$28,657,555

8 Feb 2019

20▼

$814,423

$30,214,464

15 Feb 2019

22▼

$644,682

$31,187,967

22 Feb 2019

22▲▼

$557,077

$32,124,805

1 Mar 2019

20▲

$813,941

$33,205,980

8 Mar 2019

24▼

$260,117

$33,809,415

15 Mar 2019

36▼

$110,854

$34,043,401

22 Mar 2019

50▼

$50,606

$34,147,963

29 Mar 2019

49▲

$29,050

$34,202,473

5 Apr 2019

59▼

$11,190

$34,231,809

* 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

United States release date: 23rd November 2018
United States release date: 21st December 2018
Australia release date: 26th December 2018
United Kingdom release date: 26th December 2018
New Zealand release date: 26th December 2018

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