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2014 | DIRECTED BY RITESH BATRA

The Lunchbox

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Movie Stats
Year
2014
Select Cast
Irrfan Khan
Nimrat Kaur
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Lillete Dubey
Nakul Vaid
Bharati Achrekar
Full cast and crew
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First viewed:
23rd Mar 2016
Last viewed:
7th Jan 2026
Total views:
43
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £85.1 Thousand
United States Flag
US total gross
  $4.2 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
13,038 aprox.
United States Flag
US tickets sold
517,931 aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 11th Apr '14
  • Debut position: 15
  • Highest position: 15
  • Debut gross: £85.1 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 1
US Box Office
  • Debut weekend: 28th Feb '14
  • Debut position: 53
  • Highest position: 18
  • Debut gross: $44.5 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 25
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
ritesh batra Ritesh Batra
Starring
Irrfan Khan
Nimrat Kaur
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Lillete Dubey
Nakul Vaid
Bharati Achrekar
Yashvi Puneet Nagar
Denzil Smith
Shruti Bapna
Nasir Khan
Lokesh Raj
Sadashiv Kondaji Pokarkar
Aarti Rathod
Krishna Bai
Raj Rishi More
Santosh Kumar Chaurasiya
Swapnil Shirirao
Avijit Khanwilkar
Aakash Sinha
Xavier Hodges
Rosemary Hodges
Hubart Vossoaker
Rosemary Vossoaker
Flory Vossoaker
Sebastian Vossoaker
Quitira Vossoaker
Baaburao Sankpal
Chandrakantha Rajani
Kancha Karki
Rajendra Dubey
Narendra Arora
Ashwin Desai
Mahesh Mahadev Salavkar
Krishna Mandal
Calvin Desilva
Craig Narona
Kyeron Kandoria
Shubh Jadav
Akash Sinha
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
15
Weeks top 15
1
Total weeks
1
Total UK Gross:
£85,139
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
The Lunchbox
11 Apr 2014
15N
£85,139
£85,139

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

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
18
Weeks top 15
0
Total Weeks
25
Total US Gross:
$4,231,500
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
28 Feb 2014
53N
$44,542
$44,542
7 Mar 2014
36▲
$114,779
$178,619
14 Mar 2014
40▼
$88,921
$306,347
21 Mar 2014
28▲
$183,986
$525,363
28 Mar 2014
20▲
$287,430
$885,451
4 Apr 2014
18▲
$320,698
$1,330,840
11 Apr 2014
21▼
$283,903
$1,735,911
18 Apr 2014
20▲
$349,663
$2,220,609
25 Apr 2014
22▼
$322,434
$2,696,329
2 May 2014
21▲
$262,841
$3,081,447
9 May 2014
26▼
$244,104
$3,428,469
16 May 2014
29▼
$162,421
$3,681,953
23 May 2014
33▼
$96,501
$3,859,732
30 May 2014
40▼
$55,420
$3,972,118
6 Jun 2014
42▼
$41,352
$4,041,380
13 Jun 2014
46▼
$30,640
$4,094,681
18 Jul 2014
73▼
$4,766
$4,193,344
25 Jul 2014
68▲
$7,313
$4,202,632
1 Aug 2014
87▼
$2,706
$4,207,841
8 Aug 2014
85▲
$3,205
$4,212,458
15 Aug 2014
89▼
$2,317
$4,215,920
22 Aug 2014
87▲
$1,830
$4,218,688
29 Aug 2014
88▼
$2,940
$4,223,182
5 Sep 2014
101▼
$2,281
$4,226,661
12 Sep 2014
94▲
$3,450
$4,231,500

* 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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Top Grossing Movie Chart Position
UK total gross
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The Lunchbox
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Genres
Drama
Drama
Romance
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  • United Kingdom United Kingdom
  • Germany Germany
  • Venezuela Venezuela
  • Vietnam Vietnam
  • Uzbekistan Uzbekistan
  • Brazil Brazil
  • Bangladesh Bangladesh
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Guneet Monga reveals Karan Johar gave The Lunchbox its GAME-CHANGING tagline; says “He spent Rs. 6.50 cr on P&A for our Rs. 10 cr indie film…helped us get 500 screens”  Bollywood Hungama Sun, 12th October 2025

The Lunchbox turns 12: Nimrat Kaur remembers Irrfan Khan with a heartfelt tribute  Indulgexpress Sat, 20th September 2025

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