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1984 | DIRECTED BY ALAN JOHNSON

To Be Or Not to Be

Movie Stats
Year
1984
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First viewed:
12th Jan 2017
Last viewed:
20th Aug 2022
Total views:
19
Total Grosses
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UK total gross
  £589 Thousand
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US total gross
  $10.4 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
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UK tickets sold
308,386 aprox.
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US tickets sold
3.1 Million aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 10th Feb '84
  • Debut position: 3
  • Highest position: 3
  • Debut gross: £218.6 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 9
US Box Office
  • Debut weekend: 16th Dec '83
  • Debut position: 14
  • Highest position: 13
  • Debut gross: $1 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 3
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
alan johnson
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
3
Weeks top 15
9
Total weeks
9
Total UK Gross:
£589,018
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
To Be Or Not to Be
3N
£218,630
£218,630
3▲▼
£136,644
£403,099
3▲▼
£65,069
£494,196
5
£30,985
£537,575
5▲▼
£14,755
£558,970
5▲▼
£12,296
£575,570
6
£5,855
£583,182
8
£2,788
£587,225
8▲▼
£1,328
£589,018

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

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
13
Weeks top 15
3
Total Weeks
3
Total US Gross:
$10,438,224
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
14N
$1,020,958
$1,020,958
13N
$1,498,540
$8,957,242
13▲▼
$1,161,023
$10,438,224

* 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
£589,018
4801
To Be Or Not to Be
4802

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