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1975 | DIRECTED BY JOHN HUSTON

The Man Who Would Be King

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The Man Who Would Be King
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Movie Stats
Year
1975
Runtime
 129 minutes (2 hrs 09 mins)
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No of ratings:
1
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First viewed:
4th Feb 2016
Last viewed:
5th Feb 2025
Total views:
85
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
16th December 1975
49 years 11 months 30 days ago
Total Grosses
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UK total gross
  £2.5 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
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UK tickets sold
4.1 Million aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 19th Dec '75
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £371.1 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 11
US Box Office
  • Release: No US cinema release.
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
john huston John Huston
Starring
john hustonSean ConneryDaniel Dravot
john hustonMichael CainePeachy Carnehan
Christopher PlummerRudyard Kipling
Saeed JaffreyBilly Fish
Larbi DoghmiOotah
Jack MayDistrict Commissioner
Karroom Ben BouihKafu Selim
Mohammad ShamsiBabu
Albert MosesGhulam
Paul AntrimMulvaney
Graham AcresOfficer
The Blue Dancers of GoulamineDancers
Shakira CaineRoxanne
Nadia AtbibDancer
Yvonne OcampoDancer
Gurmuks SinghSikh Soldier
Kimat SinghSikh Soldier

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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
1
Weeks at No.1
1
Weeks top 15
11
Total weeks
11
Total UK Gross:
£2,506,443
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
The Man Who Would Be King
19 Dec 1975
1N
£371,066
£371,066
26 Dec 1975
3▼
£228,426
£668,020
2 Jan 1976
2▲
£614,213
£1,558,629
9 Jan 1976
2▲▼
£245,685
£1,914,872
16 Jan 1976
2▲▼
£188,988
£2,188,905
23 Jan 1976
3▼
£94,494
£2,311,747
30 Jan 1976
3▲▼
£72,688
£2,417,145
6 Feb 1976
3▲▼
£36,344
£2,468,027
13 Feb 1976
3▲▼
£18,172
£2,492,559
20 Feb 1976
3▲▼
£7,269
£2,502,372
27 Feb 1976
4▼
£2,908
£2,506,443

* 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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