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1986 | DIRECTED BY ROBERT HARMON

The Hitcher

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Movie Stats
Year
1986
Runtime
 97 minutes (1 hr 37 mins)
Select Cast
Rutger Hauer
C. Thomas Howell
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Jeffrey DeMunn
John M. Jackson
Billy Green Bush
Full cast and crew
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First viewed:
4th Apr 2016
Last viewed:
8th Jan 2025
Total views:
78
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
21st February 1986
39 years 7 months 9 days ago
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £351.2 Thousand
United States Flag
US total gross
  $5.8 Million
Global Flag
Global total gross
  $6.2 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
186,813 aprox.
United States Flag
US tickets sold
1.6 Million aprox.
Global Flag
Global tickets sold
No data
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 16th May '86
  • Debut position: 7
  • Highest position: 5
  • Debut gross: £116.7 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 13
US Box Office
  • Release: No US cinema release.
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.

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Directed by
robert harmon Robert Harmon
Starring
Rutger HauerJohn Ryder
C. Thomas HowellJim Halsey
Jennifer Jason LeighNash
Jeffrey DeMunnCaptain Esteridge
John M. JacksonSergeant Starr
Billy Green BushTrooper Donner
Jack ThibeauTrooper Prestone
Armin ShimermanInterrogation Sergeant
Gene DavisTrooper Dodge
Jon Van NessTrooper Hapscomb
Henry DarrowTrooper Hancock
Tony EpperTrooper Conners
Tom SpratleyProprietor
Colin CampbellConstruction Man
Brittania
Garth ShawPhotographer
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
5
Weeks top 15
13
Total weeks
13
Total UK Gross:
£351,209
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
The Hitcher
16 May 1986
7N
£116,662
£116,662
23 May 1986
7▲▼
£64,812
£200,918
30 May 1986
6▲
£36,007
£253,128
6 Jun 1986
7▼
£20,004
£279,133
13 Jun 1986
8▼
£9,526
£291,517
20 Jun 1986
8▲▼
£6,351
£300,726
27 Jun 1986
6▲
£13,024
£317,657
4 Jul 1986
11▼
£2,016
£320,379
11 Jul 1986
11▲▼
£1,120
£321,891
18 Jul 1986
12▼
£1,236
£323,498
25 Jul 1986
5▲
£10,141
£337,695
1 Aug 1986
7▼
£7,282
£347,162
8 Aug 1986
10▼
£2,891
£351,209

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

North American Box Office Chart History
No US box office info

* 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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UK total gross
£351,209
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5456
The Hitcher
5457
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Late to the Party – The Hitcher (1986)  iHorror Sun, 28th September 2025

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THE HITCHER (1986) Second Sight Blu-Ray Review  Horror Cult Films Thu, 10th October 2024

‘Rutger Hauer said he didn’t play bad guys’: how we made chiller classic The Hitcher  The Guardian Tue, 8th October 2024

WB’s U.S. 4K release of “The Hitcher” goes hard on visuals but lacks much else.  Elements of Madness Sun, 10th November 2024

The endless highway  Eye For Film Sat, 28th September 2024