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Cry Freedom

Cry Freedom

Director:
Richard Attenborough
Key stars:
Josette Simon
Wabei Siyolwe
John Matshikiza
Juanita Waterman
Evelyn Sithole
Xoliswa Sithole
James Coine
Kevin Kline

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Runtime

157 minutes
(2 hours 37 minutes)

Release Dates

UK
1st November 1987
USA
5th November 1987
Australia
18th February 1988
Ireland
19th February 1988
Italy
26th February 1988
Japan
27th February 1988
UK
1st November 1987

USA
5th November 1987

Australia
18th February 1988

Ireland
19th February 1988

Italy
26th February 1988

Japan
27th February 1988

Portugal
4th March 1988

Netherlands
10th March 1988

Spain
11th March 1988

Sweden
11th March 1988

Denmark
18th March 1988

Finland
18th March 1988

France
23rd March 1988

Uruguay
9th April 1988

Argentina
14th April 1988

East Germany
21st April 1989

Hungary
2nd December 1989

Philippines
6th February 1990

South Africa
27th April 1990

Turkey
7th December 1990

Brazil
31st May 2020

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Certificates


PG
Total grosses

Total UK gross
£2,267,965
2544
Max Payne
2545
Cry Freedom
2546
Monsters Ball
 
 

Genres


Biography
Biography
Drama
Drama
History
History
UK box office flow (top 15)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
2
27th November 1987
3
4th December 1987
6
11th December 1987
2
18th December 1987
6
25th December 1987
7
1st January 1988
9
8th January 1988
12
15th January 1988
11
22nd January 1988
11
29th January 1988
10
5th February 1988
UK box office history for 'Cry Freedom'
reverse list
Weekend 27th November 1987 ↩
Week 1
  1. Innerspace
    £1,000,304
  2. Cry Freedom
    £990,918
  3. Beverly Hills Cop II
    £324,958
  4. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
    £253,645
  5. Roxanne
    £185,421
  6. The Witches of Eastwick
    £73,958
  7. White Mischief
    £66,359
  8. The Lost Boys
    £53,944
  9. Maurice
    £48,015
  10. Dirty Dancing
    £15,846
  11. Maximum Overdrive
    £12,706
  12. The Untouchables
    £2,642
  13. Full Metal Jacket
    £1,545
Weekend 4th December 1987 ↩
Week 2
  1. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
    £455,763
  2. Innerspace
    £451,200
  3. Cry Freedom
    £364,941
  4. Beverly Hills Cop II
    £266,796
  5. White Mischief
    £123,180
  6. Roxanne
    £103,012
  7. The Witches of Eastwick
    £36,979
  8. The Lost Boys
    £26,972
  9. Maurice
    £17,148
  10. Maximum Overdrive
    £9,076
  11. Dirty Dancing
    £7,923
  12. The Untouchables
    £1,428
  13. Full Metal Jacket
    £835
Weekend 11th December 1987 ↩
Week 3
  1. Spaceballs
    £431,146
  2. Innerspace
    £339,167
  3. Bigfoot and the Hendersons
    £269,987
  4. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
    £219,868
  5. Beverly Hills Cop II
    £219,044
  6. Cry Freedom
    £209,593
  7. White Mischief
    £87,986
  8. The Dead
    £79,463
  9. Roxanne
    £57,229
  10. The Lost Boys
    £19,266
  11. The Witches of Eastwick
    £18,490
  12. Maurice
    £6,124
  13. Dirty Dancing
    £3,962
  14. Maximum Overdrive
    £3,491
  15. The Untouchables
    £772
Weekend 18th December 1987 ↩
Week 4
  1. Spaceballs
    £287,431
  2. Cry Freedom
    £204,797
  3. Beverly Hills Cop II
    £179,839
  4. Innerspace
    £176,649
  5. Bigfoot and the Hendersons
    £154,598
  6. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
    £93,245
  7. White Mischief
    £62,847
  8. The Dead
    £37,840
  9. Roxanne
    £31,794
  10. The Lost Boys
    £13,761
  11. The Witches of Eastwick
    £9,245
  12. Dirty Dancing
    £1,981
  13. The Untouchables
    £417
Weekend 25th December 1987 ↩
Week 5
  1. Masters of the Universe
    £422,518
  2. Beverly Hills Cop II
    £147,651
  3. Bigfoot and the Hendersons
    £137,919
  4. Spaceballs
    £136,872
  5. Innerspace
    £92,005
  6. Cry Freedom
    £78,768
  7. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
    £48,830
  8. White Mischief
    £24,172
  9. Roxanne
    £17,663
  10. The Dead
    £13,514
  11. The Lost Boys
    £5,293
  12. The Witches of Eastwick
    £4,623
Weekend 1st January 1988 ↩
Week 6
  1. Masters of the Universe
    £342,680
  2. Predator
    £300,892
  3. Beverly Hills Cop II
    £121,224
  4. Spaceballs
    £91,248
  5. Bigfoot and the Hendersons
    £74,712
  6. Innerspace
    £47,919
  7. Cry Freedom
    £30,295
  8. Roxanne
    £9,813
  9. White Mischief
    £9,297
  10. The Dead
    £6,435
  11. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
    £4,205
  12. The Witches of Eastwick
    £2,312
Weekend 8th January 1988 ↩
Week 7
  1. Predator
    £598,537
  2. Masters of the Universe
    £162,507
  3. Less Than Zero
    £137,738
  4. Beverly Hills Cop II
    £99,527
  5. Near Dark
    £56,155
  6. Spaceballs
    £50,693
  7. Bigfoot and the Hendersons
    £40,472
  8. Innerspace
    £24,958
  9. Cry Freedom
    £15,148
  10. Roxanne
    £5,452
  11. White Mischief
    £4,649
  12. The Dead
    £4,290
  13. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
    £2,336
  14. The Witches of Eastwick
    £1,156
Weekend 15th January 1988 ↩
Week 8
  1. Fatal Attraction
    £904,240
  2. No Way Out
    £871,199
  3. Predator
    £797,548
  4. Soul Man
    £625,950
  5. Masters of the Universe
    £125,005
  6. Less Than Zero
    £98,384
  7. Beverly Hills Cop II
    £81,713
  8. Near Dark
    £35,097
  9. Spaceballs
    £33,795
  10. Bigfoot and the Hendersons
    £21,924
  11. Innerspace
    £12,999
  12. Cry Freedom
    £7,574
  13. Roxanne
    £3,029
  14. White Mischief
    £2,325
  15. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
    £1,298
Weekend 22nd January 1988 ↩
Week 9
  1. Fatal Attraction
    £1,010,184
  2. Predator
    £443,082
  3. No Way Out
    £435,600
  4. Soul Man
    £417,300
  5. Masters of the Universe
    £69,447
  6. Beverly Hills Cop II
    £67,088
  7. Less Than Zero
    £54,658
  8. Near Dark
    £21,936
  9. Spaceballs
    £18,775
  10. Innerspace
    £6,770
  11. Cry Freedom
    £3,787
  12. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
    £865
Weekend 29th January 1988 ↩
Week 10
  1. Fatal Attraction
    £818,556
  2. Predator
    £246,157
  3. No Way Out
    £242,000
  4. Soul Man
    £160,500
  5. Beverly Hills Cop II
    £55,080
  6. Masters of the Universe
    £38,582
  7. Less Than Zero
    £30,366
  8. Spaceballs
    £12,517
  9. Near Dark
    £10,010
  10. Innerspace
    £3,526
  11. Cry Freedom
    £2,705
  12. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
    £1,000
Weekend 5th February 1988 ↩
Week 11
  1. Fatal Attraction
    £1,018,556
  2. Robocop
    £1,002,269
  3. No Way Out
    £186,154
  4. Predator
    £123,079
  5. Soul Man
    £107,000
  6. Beverly Hills Cop II
    £45,222
  7. Masters of the Universe
    £29,678
  8. Less Than Zero
    £16,870
  9. Spaceballs
    £5,960
  10. Cry Freedom
    £1,932
  11. Innerspace
    £1,836