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When the Whales Came

When the Whales Came

Director:
Clive Rees
Key stars:
Paul Scofield
David Threlfall
Helen Mirren
Helen Pearce
Max Rennie
Jeremy Kemp
John Hallam
Barbara Ewing

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Runtime

100 minutes
(1 hours 40 minutes)

Release Dates

United States
20th October 1989
Denmark
2nd March 1990
United States
20th October 1989

Denmark
2nd March 1990

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Certificates


U

6

L

5

PG

PG
Total grosses

Total UK gross
£23,216
9021
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9022
When the Whales Came
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Genres


Drama
Drama
UK box office flow (top 15)
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25th August 1989
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1st September 1989
UK box office history for 'When the Whales Came'
reverse list
Weekend 25th August 1989 ↩
Week 1
  1. Lethal Weapon 2
    £2,048,186
  2. Batman
    £1,638,639
  3. Three Fugitives
    £563,707
  4. Bill & Teds Excellent Adventure
    £562,292
  5. Bull Durham
    £491,924
  6. The Return of the Three Musketeers
    £418,396
  7. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
    £194,045
  8. Licence to Kill
    £118,298
  9. The Karate Kid Part III
    £81,159
  10. The Land Before Time
    £68,720
  11. Kickboxer
    £37,778
  12. Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
    £19,762
  13. When the Whales Came
    £9,745
  14. My Left Foot
    £4,716
  15. Hellbound: Hellraiser II
    £1,051
Weekend 1st September 1989 ↩
Week 2
  1. Lethal Weapon 2
    £1,674,827
  2. Batman
    £1,260,492
  3. See No Evil, Hear No Evil
    £651,514
  4. Cousins
    £355,922
  5. Bill & Teds Excellent Adventure
    £312,384
  6. Three Fugitives
    £296,688
  7. Bull Durham
    £213,880
  8. The Return of the Three Musketeers
    £199,236
  9. Licence to Kill
    £68,380
  10. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
    £55,321
  11. The Karate Kid Part III
    £40,580
  12. The Land Before Time
    £38,178
  13. Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
    £8,983
  14. Killing Dad Or How to Love Your Mother
    £8,582
  15. When the Whales Came
    £4,873
Weekend 8th September 1989 ↩
Week 3
  1. See No Evil, Hear No Evil
    £961,952
  2. Batman
    £945,902
  3. Lethal Weapon 2
    £920,235
  4. The Fly II
    £805,045
  5. Sex, Lies and VIdeotape
    £342,260
  6. Cousins
    £177,961
  7. Bill & Teds Excellent Adventure
    £173,547
  8. Three Fugitives
    £156,152
  9. Bull Durham
    £92,991
  10. The Return of the Three Musketeers
    £76,629
  11. Licence to Kill
    £39,526
  12. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
    £32,542
  13. Jacknife
    £31,316
  14. The Land Before Time
    £21,210
  15. The Karate Kid Part III
    £20,290
Weekend 15th September 1989 ↩
Week 4
  1. Batman
    £598,218
  2. Lethal Weapon 2
    £505,624
  3. The Fly II
    £365,930
  4. Sex, Lies and VIdeotape
    £213,913
  5. See No Evil, Hear No Evil
    £201,084
  6. Bill & Teds Excellent Adventure
    £96,415
  7. Cousins
    £88,981
  8. Three Fugitives
    £82,185
  9. Talk Radio
    £52,992
  10. Bull Durham
    £40,431
  11. Dealers
    £37,018
  12. The Return of the Three Musketeers
    £36,490
  13. Licence to Kill
    £22,847
  14. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
    £19,142
  15. Jacknife
    £16,482