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Empire of the Sun

Empire of the Sun

Director:
Steven Spielberg
Key stars:
Christian Bale
John Malkovich
Miranda Richardson
Nigel Havers
Joe Pantoliano
Leslie Phillips
Masato Ibu
Emily Richard

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Runtime

153 minutes
(2 hours 33 minutes)

Release Dates

UK
23rd March 1988
USA
8th December 1987
Argentina
25th December 1987
Sweden
26th February 1988
Denmark
4th March 1988
Australia
10th March 1988
UK
23rd March 1988

USA
8th December 1987

Argentina
25th December 1987

Sweden
26th February 1988

Denmark
4th March 1988

Australia
10th March 1988

Brazil
11th March 1988

France
16th March 1988

Spain
17th March 1988

Netherlands
17th March 1988

Uruguay
17th March 1988

Finland
18th March 1988

Italy
18th March 1988

Portugal
18th March 1988

Colombia
24th March 1988

Ireland
25th March 1988

South Africa
25th March 1988

Japan
2nd April 1988

Mexico
3rd June 1988

South Korea
8th July 1989

Turkey
2nd November 1990

Canada
6th November 2001

Poland
5th December 2014

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Certificates


PG
Total grosses

Total UK gross
£946,008
3884
Singles
3885
Empire of the Sun
3886
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Genres


Drama
Drama
History
History
War
War
Action
Action
UK box office flow (top 15)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
1
25th March 1988
3
1st April 1988
1
8th April 1988
7
15th April 1988
9
22nd April 1988
10
29th April 1988
9
6th May 1988
9
13th May 1988
14
20th May 1988
12
27th May 1988
9
3rd June 1988
UK box office history for 'Empire of the Sun'
reverse list
Weekend 25th March 1988 ↩
Week 1
  1. Empire of the Sun
    £177,125
  2. Biloxi Blues
    £170,022
  3. Fatal Attraction
    £170,000
  4. *Batteries Not Included
    £115,977
  5. Stakeout
    £111,948
  6. The Last Emperor
    £81,481
  7. Someone to Watch Over Me
    £65,204
  8. Frantic
    £42,400
  9. Planes, Trains and Automobiles
    £21,844
  10. Robocop
    £19,148
  11. Switching Channels
    £15,720
  12. The Princess Bride
    £15,029
  13. Beverly Hills Cop II
    £11,372
  14. Adventures In Babysitting
    £7,104
  15. No Way Out
    £3,825
Weekend 1st April 1988 ↩
Week 2
  1. The Fox and the Hound
    £203,544
  2. Fatal Attraction
    £200,662
  3. Empire of the Sun
    £200,086
  4. *Batteries Not Included
    £199,830
  5. Biloxi Blues
    £172,283
  6. Stakeout
    £72,193
  7. The Last Emperor
    £62,678
  8. Someone to Watch Over Me
    £38,355
  9. Frantic
    £16,960
  10. Planes, Trains and Automobiles
    £12,136
  11. Beverly Hills Cop II
    £9,337
  12. Switching Channels
    £7,145
  13. Adventures In Babysitting
    £4,903
  14. No Way Out
    £2,701
  15. Withnail & I
    £1,087
Weekend 8th April 1988 ↩
Week 3
  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 4
  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 5
  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 6
  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 7
  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 8
  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 9
  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 10
  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 11
  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