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2003 | DIRECTED BY LONE SCHERFIG

Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself

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Movie Stats
Year
2003
Runtime
 109 minutes (1 hr 49 mins)
Select Cast
Shirley Henderson
Mads Mikkelsen
Jamie Sives
Adrian Rawlins
Lisa McKinlay
Julia Davis
Full cast and crew
Salty Popcorn Stats
First viewed:
25th Apr 2016
Last viewed:
3rd Jan 2026
Total views:
61
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £37.5 Thousand
United States Flag
US total gross
  $233.1 Thousand
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
8,437 aprox.
United States Flag
US tickets sold
38,649 aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 5th Dec '03
  • Debut position: 15
  • Highest position: 15
  • Debut gross: £37.5 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 1
US Box Office
  • Debut weekend: 12th Mar '04
  • Debut position: 81
  • Highest position: 80
  • Debut gross: $13.7 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 12
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.

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Directed by
lone scherfig Lone Scherfig
Starring
Jamie Sives
Adrian Rawlins
lone scherfigShirley Henderson
Lisa McKinlay
lone scherfigMads Mikkelsen
Julia Davis
Susan Vidler
Robert McIntosh
Lorraine McIntosh
Gordon Brown
Mhairi Morrison
Andrew Townsley
Coral Preston
Colin McAllister
Owen Gorman
John Yule
Anne Marie Timoney
Martin O'Connor
Elaine M. Ellis
Chun-Wah Tsang
Des Hamilton
Jazmin Fraser
Rory Elrick
Lloyd Butler
Scott Turner
Connall Henderson
Amber Randell McLean
Olivia Calder
Samantha McNiven
Claire Ross-Brown
Nick Smith
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
15
Weeks top 15
1
Total weeks
1
Total UK Gross:
£37,461
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself
5 Dec 2003
15N
£37,461
£37,461

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

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
80
Weeks top 15
0
Total Weeks
12
Total US Gross:
$233,053
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
12 Mar 2004
81N
$13,747
$13,747
19 Mar 2004
84▼
$9,114
$28,598
26 Mar 2004
90▼
$8,812
$42,539
2 Apr 2004
84▲
$15,616
$62,770
9 Apr 2004
92▼
$6,582
$77,485
16 Apr 2004
102▼
$4,495
$85,406
30 Apr 2004
90▼
$13,730
$115,026
7 May 2004
81▲
$20,270
$140,053
14 May 2004
80▲
$20,901
$171,110
21 May 2004
82▼
$16,148
$196,534
4 Jun 2004
92N
$6,527
$224,354
11 Jun 2004
99▼
$4,076
$233,053

* 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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Romance
Romance
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News from around the web
“Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself” by (Review)  opus.ing Sun, 9th November 2003

WILBUR WANTS TO KILL HIMSELF movie review (2004)  Roger Ebert Mon, 30th October 2017

Wilbur Wants To Kill Himself  Eye For Film Tue, 20th February 2018

English for Beginners  The Brooklyn Rail Mon, 23rd September 2024

Wilbur (Wants To Kill Himself) Review  empireonline.com Sat, 1st January 2000

Lone Scherfig on the Timely Themes of ‘The Kindness of Strangers’  The Hollywood Reporter Wed, 6th February 2019

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