The Quiet American

Michael Caine

Brendan Fraser

Do Thi Hai Yen

Rade Sherbedgia

Tzi Ma

Full cast and crew

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First viewed:
7th May 2016

Last viewed:
25th Mar 2026

Total views:
83

UK total gross
£1.7 Million

US total gross
$13 Million

Cinema Tickets Sold

UK tickets sold
404,630 aprox.

US tickets sold
2.2 Million aprox.

Box Office Breakdown

UK Box Office

Released: 29th Nov '02
Debut position: 6
Highest position: 5
Debut gross: £240.6 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 7

US Box Office

Debut weekend: 22nd Nov '02
Debut position: 38
Highest position: 17
Debut gross: $101.7 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 32

Global Box Office

No global cinema data.

Directed by
	Phillip Noyce

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UK Box Office Info

Highest Place
5

Weeks top 15
7

Total weeks
7

Total UK Gross:

£1,735,861

UK Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

The Quiet American

29 Nov 2002

£240,552

6 Dec 2002

5▲

£230,179

£629,981

13 Dec 2002

6▼

£186,645

£934,268

20 Dec 2002

8▼

£90,059

£1,127,030

27 Dec 2002

7▲

£152,809

£1,323,045

3 Jan 2003

9▼

£117,590

£1,575,128

10 Jan 2003

10▼

£87,489

£1,735,861

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

North American Box Office Info

Highest Place
17

Weeks top 15
0

Total Weeks
32

Total US Gross:

$12,987,647

North American Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

22 Nov 2002

38N

$101,663

29 Nov 2002

36▲

$111,193

$271,648

10 Jan 2003

48N

$63,574

$407,310

17 Jan 2003

41▲

$82,430

$518,847

24 Jan 2003

45▼

$64,276

$629,308

31 Jan 2003

47▼

$68,274

$728,066

7 Feb 2003

23▲

$538,321

$1,290,702

14 Feb 2003

18▲

$1,237,352

$2,728,791

21 Feb 2003

18▲▼

$1,067,319

$4,323,701

28 Feb 2003

18▲▼

$1,123,552

$5,791,796

7 Mar 2003

17▲

$1,153,381

$7,291,271

14 Mar 2003

17▲▼

$990,821

$8,700,081

21 Mar 2003

19▼

$801,909

$9,854,961

28 Mar 2003

21▼

$512,716

$10,654,096

4 Apr 2003

23▼

$377,331

$11,221,464

11 Apr 2003

27▼

$297,586

$11,636,558

18 Apr 2003

28▼

$268,979

$12,000,212

25 Apr 2003

31▼

$183,641

$12,289,268

2 May 2003

34▼

$142,490

$12,491,266

9 May 2003

38▼

$115,176

$12,653,791

16 May 2003

50▼

$50,401

$12,744,265

23 May 2003

45▲

$38,591

$12,802,761

30 May 2003

58▼

$22,917

$12,843,884

6 Jun 2003

63▼

$21,629

$12,874,317

13 Jun 2003

73▼

$12,711

$12,897,338

20 Jun 2003

72▲

$11,988

$12,916,206

27 Jun 2003

84▼

$8,198

$12,928,483

4 Jul 2003

86▼

$8,080

$12,940,345

11 Jul 2003

92▼

$6,036

$12,948,914

18 Jul 2003

61▲

$17,510

$12,968,384

25 Jul 2003

92▼

$5,028

$12,983,431

1 Aug 2003

115▼

$1,727

$12,987,647

* 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

Top Grossing Movie Chart Position

UK total gross
£1,735,861

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The Quiet American

3048

Genres

War

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