United Kingdom Box Office for Local Hero (1983)

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Theatrical Performance (US$)
United Kingdom Box Office $72,224Details
Worldwide Box Office $5,840,957Details
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Movie Details

United Kingdom Releases: March 17th, 1983 (Wide)
May 19th, 2023 (Limited) (40th Anniversary)
Video Release: September 21st, 1999 by Warner Home Video
Running Time: 111 minutes
Keywords: Comedy Drama, Set in Scotland, Cult Movie, Culture Clash, Corporate Life, Surprise Twist
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Languages: English

Because some of our sources provide box office data in their local currency, while we use USD in the graph above and table below, exchange rate fluctuations can have effect on the data causing stronger increases or even decreases of the cumulative box office.

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeScreensPer ScreenTotal GrossWeek
2021/07/02 - $790   8 $99   $790 1,999
2021/07/09 - $868 +10% 4 $217   $3,900 2,000
2021/07/16 - $124 -86% 2 $62   $5,880 2,001
2023/05/19 20 $19,984   27 $740   $19,984 2,097
2023/06/02 - $3,723   16 $233   $51,510 2,099
2023/06/23 - $1,923   3 $641   $64,437 2,102
2023/06/30 - $512 -73% 1 $512   $67,931 2,103
2023/07/07 - $3,016 +489% 4 $754   $72,224 2,104

Box Office Summary Per Territory

$00
Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Japan 8/5/2022 00$0
New Zealand 6/1/2023 $386 1 1 3 $1,370 10/29/2024
North America 2/18/1983 $23,567 1 207 1,301 $5,767,363
United Kingdom 3/17/1983 $0 0 27 65 $72,224 7/12/2023
 
Worldwide Total$5,840,957 10/29/2024

Leading Cast

Burt Lancaster    Happer
Peter Riegert   

Supporting Cast

Denis Lawson    Urquhart
Fulton Mackay   

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Bill Forsyth    Director
Bill Forsyth    Screenwriter
David Puttnam    Producer
Iain Smith    Producer
Mark Knopfler    Composer