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2002 | DIRECTED BY LASSE HALLSTRM

The Shipping News

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Year
2002
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First viewed:
21st Apr 2016
Last viewed:
4th Jan 2026
Total views:
75
Total Grosses
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UK total gross
  £925.7 Thousand
United States Flag
US total gross
  $11.4 Million
Global Flag
Global total gross
  $24.7 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
215,785 aprox.
United States Flag
US tickets sold
2 Million aprox.
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Global tickets sold
No data
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 1st Mar '02
  • Debut position: 14
  • Highest position: 9
  • Debut gross: £96.7 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 4
US Box Office
  • Debut weekend: 28th Dec '01
  • Debut position: 16
  • Highest position: 16
  • Debut gross: $1.2 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 10
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
lasse hallstrm Lasse Hallstrm
Starring
Kevin Spacey
Julianne Moore
lasse hallstrmJudi Dench
lasse hallstrmCate Blanchett
lasse hallstrmPete Postlethwaite
Scott Glenn
Rhys Ifans
Gordon Pinsent
Jason Behr
Larry Pine
Jeannetta Arnette
Robert Joy
Alyssa Gainer
Kaitlyn Gainer
Lauren Gainer
John Dunsworth
Anthony Cipriano
Kyle Timothy Smith
Ken James
Roman Podhora
Luke Fisher
Terry Daly
Gary Levert
Stephen Morgan
Katherine Moennig
Daniel Kash
Will McAllister
lasse hallstrmMarc Lawrence
Kathryn Fraser
Nancy Beatty
R.D. Reid
Deborah Grover
Jon Whalen
Nicole Underhay
Emma Taylor-Isherwood
Andrew Fowler
John MacEachern
Jonathan Creaser
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
9
Weeks top 15
4
Total weeks
4
Total UK Gross:
£925,717
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
The Shipping News
1 Mar 2002
14N
£96,694
£96,694
8 Mar 2002
9▲
£247,652
£400,811
15 Mar 2002
11▼
£155,362
£745,573
22 Mar 2002
15▼
£67,790
£925,717

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

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
16
Weeks top 15
0
Total Weeks
10
Total US Gross:
$11,434,216
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
28 Dec 2001
16N
$1,205,174
$2,112,877
4 Jan 2002
20▼
$1,133,367
$4,288,696
11 Jan 2002
19▲
$1,202,995
$5,944,121
18 Jan 2002
18▲
$1,306,653
$7,745,058
25 Jan 2002
22▼
$879,705
$9,259,705
1 Feb 2002
24▼
$609,810
$10,221,896
8 Feb 2002
27▼
$323,247
$10,814,681
22 Feb 2002
40N
$77,872
$11,216,571
1 Mar 2002
43▼
$77,085
$11,330,068
8 Mar 2002
49▼
$44,270
$11,405,825

* 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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Genres
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News from around the web
The Shipping News (2001) ⭐ 6.7 | Drama  IMDb Tue, 24th February 2015

The Shipping News: Moderate or good? | Annie Proulx  The Guardian Thu, 8th December 2011

Judi Dench defends Kevin Spacey amid sexual assault case  The News International Mon, 8th December 2025

Judi Dench Texts Kevin Spacey and Says ‘I Imagine’ Harvey Weinstein ‘Has Done His Time’  Variety Mon, 8th December 2025

Judi Dench Says She Believes Harvey Weinstein Has “Done His Time” Following Rape Conviction  The Hollywood Reporter Mon, 8th December 2025

The Shipping News Review  empireonline.com Sat, 1st January 2000

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