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Broadcast News

Broadcast News

Director:
James L. Brooks
Key stars:
William Hurt
Albert Brooks
Holly Hunter
Robert Prosky
Lois Chiles
Joan Cusack
Peter Hackes
Christian Clemenson

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Runtime

133 minutes
(2 hours 13 minutes)

Release Dates

UK
8th April 1988
USA
13th December 1987
Canada
16th December 1987
Finland
4th March 1988
France
9th March 1988
Sweden
11th March 1988
UK
8th April 1988

USA
13th December 1987

Canada
16th December 1987

Finland
4th March 1988

France
9th March 1988

Sweden
11th March 1988

Australia
24th March 1988

Hong Kong
24th March 1988

Denmark
25th March 1988

Portugal
25th March 1988

South Korea
26th March 1988

Netherlands
31st March 1988

Turkey
1st April 1988

Italy
1st April 1988

Spain
8th April 1988

Argentina
21st April 1988

Japan
29th April 1988

Mexico
20th May 1988

Ireland
24th June 1988

Hungary
28th September 1989

Greece
29th March 2004

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Certificates


15
Total grosses

Total UK gross
£1,400,175
3261
New Jack City
3262
Broadcast News
3263
Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train
Total US gross
$51,249,404
1710
The Phantom of the Opera
1711
Broadcast News
1712
Resident Evil: Apocalypse
 

Genres


Comedy
Comedy
Drama
Drama
Romance
Romance
UK box office flow (top 15)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
2
8th April 1988
2
15th April 1988
2
22nd April 1988
4
29th April 1988
4
6th May 1988
5
13th May 1988
5
20th May 1988
5
27th May 1988
2
3rd June 1988
6
10th June 1988
6
17th June 1988
11
24th June 1988
11
1st July 1988
12
8th July 1988
UK box office history for 'Broadcast News'
reverse list
Weekend 8th April 1988 ↩
Week 1
  1. Empire of the Sun
    £203,759
  2. Broadcast News
    £200,302
  3. *Batteries Not Included
    £198,332
  4. Fatal Attraction
    £190,257
  5. The Fox and the Hound
    £168,484
  6. Biloxi Blues
    £78,310
  7. 18 Again
    £57,760
  8. Three Men and a Baby
    £50,929
  9. Stakeout
    £44,552
  10. The Last Emperor
    £34,821
  11. Someone to Watch Over Me
    £22,562
  12. Frantic
    £6,784
  13. Planes, Trains and Automobiles
    £6,742
  14. Switching Channels
    £3,248
Weekend 15th April 1988 ↩
Week 2
  1. Moonstruck
    £230,491
  2. Broadcast News
    £210,184
  3. The Unbearable Lightness of Being
    £183,458
  4. Fatal Attraction
    £180,121
  5. *Batteries Not Included
    £104,385
  6. The Fox and the Hound
    £84,242
  7. Empire of the Sun
    £76,048
  8. Three Men and a Baby
    £49,092
  9. Stakeout
    £36,578
  10. Biloxi Blues
    £35,595
  11. 18 Again
    £28,880
  12. The Last Emperor
    £26,785
  13. Someone to Watch Over Me
    £13,272
  14. Planes, Trains and Automobiles
    £3,746
  15. Frantic
    £2,714
Weekend 22nd April 1988 ↩
Week 3
  1. Moonstruck
    £214,145
  2. Broadcast News
    £204,320
  3. Flowers In the Attic
    £194,428
  4. Fatal Attraction
    £103,561
  5. The Unbearable Lightness of Being
    £97,068
  6. *Batteries Not Included
    £54,939
  7. Three Men and a Baby
    £52,892
  8. The Fox and the Hound
    £42,121
  9. Empire of the Sun
    £29,249
  10. Stakeout
    £23,289
  11. Biloxi Blues
    £16,180
  12. 18 Again
    £16,044
  13. The Last Emperor
    £13,393
  14. Planes, Trains and Automobiles
    £4,213
  15. Frantic
    £1,092
Weekend 29th April 1988 ↩
Week 4
  1. Three Men and a Baby
    £1,097,870
  2. Wall Street
    £965,555
  3. Moonstruck
    £370,250
  4. Broadcast News
    £115,452
  5. Fatal Attraction
    £91,756
  6. Flowers In the Attic
    £89,771
  7. The Unbearable Lightness of Being
    £51,359
  8. *Batteries Not Included
    £28,915
  9. The Fox and the Hound
    £21,061
  10. Empire of the Sun
    £19,499
  11. 18 Again
    £12,342
  12. The Last Emperor
    £7,441
  13. Biloxi Blues
    £7,355
  14. Stakeout
    £6,645
Weekend 6th May 1988 ↩
Week 5
  1. Three Men and a Baby
    £890,632
  2. Wall Street
    £386,222
  3. Moonstruck
    £148,100
  4. Broadcast News
    £108,473
  5. Fatal Attraction
    £80,202
  6. Flowers In the Attic
    £56,107
  7. The Unbearable Lightness of Being
    £27,174
  8. *Batteries Not Included
    £15,218
  9. Empire of the Sun
    £12,999
  10. The Fox and the Hound
    £11,701
  11. 18 Again
    £9,494
  12. The Last Emperor
    £3,721
  13. Stakeout
    £3,692
Weekend 13th May 1988 ↩
Week 6
  1. Three Men and a Baby
    £681,822
  2. Prince of Darkness
    £236,375
  3. Wall Street
    £154,489
  4. Moonstruck
    £134,636
  5. Broadcast News
    £100,389
  6. Flowers In the Attic
    £51,006
  7. Fatal Attraction
    £30,266
  8. *Batteries Not Included
    £8,009
  9. Empire of the Sun
    £6,190
  10. The Fox and the Hound
    £5,851
  11. 18 Again
    £5,274
  12. Stakeout
    £2,840
Weekend 20th May 1988 ↩
Week 7
  1. Three Men and a Baby
    £400,022
  2. Wall Street
    £140,445
  3. Moonstruck
    £122,396
  4. Prince of Darkness
    £118,188
  5. Broadcast News
    £41,356
  6. Flowers In the Attic
    £31,879
  7. Soursweet
    £11,543
  8. 18 Again
    £6,923
  9. *Batteries Not Included
    £6,481
  10. Fatal Attraction
    £4,592
  11. The Fox and the Hound
    £3,692
  12. Stakeout
    £2,701
  13. Stealing Heaven
    £2,489
  14. Empire of the Sun
    £2,381
Weekend 27th May 1988 ↩
Week 8
  1. Three Men and a Baby
    £391,156
  2. Prince of Darkness
    £59,094
  3. Wall Street
    £56,178
  4. Moonstruck
    £48,958
  5. Broadcast News
    £37,596
  6. Flowers In the Attic
    £28,981
  7. Soursweet
    £5,019
  8. 18 Again
    £4,609
  9. *Batteries Not Included
    £2,789
  10. The Fox and the Hound
    £1,790
  11. Stealing Heaven
    £1,659
  12. Empire of the Sun
    £1,500
  13. Stakeout
    £1,011
  14. Fatal Attraction
    £1,000
Weekend 3rd June 1988 ↩
Week 9
  1. Three Men and a Baby
    £327,343
  2. Broadcast News
    £31,330
  3. Prince of Darkness
    £29,547
  4. Moonstruck
    £27,817
  5. Wall Street
    £22,471
  6. Flowers In the Attic
    £11,592
  7. Soursweet
    £2,510
  8. *Batteries Not Included
    £1,790
  9. Empire of the Sun
    £1,100
  10. 18 Again
    £1,000
  11. Stakeout
    £989
  12. Stealing Heaven
    £830
Weekend 10th June 1988 ↩
Week 10
  1. Three Men and a Baby
    £218,076
  2. Hello Again
    £208,015
  3. Overboard
    £202,949
  4. Moonstruck
    £19,288
  5. Prince of Darkness
    £14,774
  6. Broadcast News
    £12,532
  7. Wall Street
    £8,988
  8. Flowers In the Attic
    £4,637
  9. Soursweet
    £1,673
  10. *Batteries Not Included
    £1,209
  11. 18 Again
    £500
Weekend 17th June 1988 ↩
Week 11
  1. Three Men and a Baby
    £157,189
  2. Overboard
    £145,180
  3. Hello Again
    £131,206
  4. Moonstruck
    £22,989
  5. Shy People
    £11,750
  6. Broadcast News
    £10,443
  7. Wall Street
    £8,171
  8. Prince of Darkness
    £7,387
  9. Flowers In the Attic
    £2,911
  10. *Batteries Not Included
    £1,092
Weekend 24th June 1988 ↩
Week 12
  1. Crocodile Dundee II
    £1,333,508
  2. Throw Momma From the Train
    £934,129
  3. A Handful of Dust
    £572,257
  4. Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
    £230,040
  5. Three Men and a Baby
    £147,189
  6. Overboard
    £90,738
  7. Hello Again
    £82,004
  8. Moonstruck
    £9,196
  9. Wall Street
    £5,107
  10. Shy People
    £4,700
  11. Broadcast News
    £3,481
Weekend 1st July 1988 ↩
Week 13
  1. Crocodile Dundee II
    £1,289,810
  2. Deadly Pursuit
    £586,002
  3. Throw Momma From the Train
    £491,647
  4. A Handful of Dust
    £248,807
  5. Three Men and a Baby
    £125,755
  6. Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
    £92,016
  7. Hello Again
    £74,549
  8. Overboard
    £56,711
  9. Wall Street
    £3,192
  10. Moonstruck
    £3,011
  11. Broadcast News
    £1,908
Weekend 8th July 1988 ↩
Week 14
  1. Crocodile Dundee II
    £996,082
  2. Throw Momma From the Train
    £258,762
  3. Deadly Pursuit
    £209,286
  4. Bloodsport
    £141,673
  5. A Handful of Dust
    £108,177
  6. Three Men and a Baby
    £102,505
  7. Overboard
    £51,555
  8. Hello Again
    £46,593
  9. Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
    £36,806
  10. Moonstruck
    £5,801
  11. Wall Street
    £3,609
  12. Broadcast News
    £900