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2009 | DIRECTED BY NICK MORAN

Telstar

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Telstar: The Joe Meek Story
Movie Stats
Year
2009
Runtime
 119 minutes (1 hrs 59 mins)
Certificates

15

R

Atp

MA15+

15
Select Cast
James Corden
Con O'Neill
Kevin Spacey
Pam Ferris
JJ Feild
Tom Burke
Full cast and crew
Salty Popcorn Stats
No of reviews:
1
No of ratings:
2
SaltyPopcorn rating
First viewed:
23rd Feb 2016
Last viewed:
7th Jan 2026
Total views:
75
Release Dates
Sweden release date
 Sweden
20th July 2011
14 years 5 months 20 days ago
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £68.3 Thousand
Global Flag
Global total gross
  $109.3 Thousand
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
12,562 aprox.
Global Flag
Global tickets sold
13,416 aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 19th Jun '09
  • Debut position: 15
  • Highest position: 15
  • Debut gross: £22.3 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 10
US Box Office
  • Release: No US cinema release.
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
nick moran Nick Moran
Starring
Con O'Neill
Kevin Spacey
Pam Ferris
JJ Feild
nick moranJames Corden
Tom Burke
Ralf Little
Sid Mitchell
Mathew Baynton
Shaun Evans
Callum Dixon
Tom Harper
Jon Lee
Nigel Harman
Carl Barat
Justin Hawkins
Jess Conrad
Clem Cattini
Chas Hodges
John Leyton
Patrick Pink
Michael Sarne
David Hayler
Craig Vye
Joan Hodges
Jimmy Carr
nick moranJim Field Smith
Marcus Brigstocke
Stephanie Dickens
Gary Whelan
Liam Smith
Jake Arnott
Jon Ivay
Anthony Milner
Rita Tushingham
Gareth Corke
Alicia Davies
Joseph Millson
Jack Roth
Matthew Kiziltan
Pandora Clifford
Louis Hennessey Hicks
Che Deedigan
Steve Pound
Dominic Adams
Henry Lloyd-Hughes
Guy Lewis
Vicky Lewis
Richard Miles
Steve Daly
Holly Bailey
Alan Scally
Dominic Arnall
Sonia Doubell
Michael Chalkley
Nichola Lindsay Doe
Lee Donaghy
Chloe Driver
Sarah Hannah
Libby Hayter
Bill Kaye
Elizabeth Lloyd
Barry Newton
Robert Roman Ratajczak
Camilla Rockley
Gary Schiffman
Joe Shefer
Nina Spriggs
Jimmy Stanley
Nick Thomas-Webster
Lee Whiteman
Chris Wilson
Ruth Wynne
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2009-06-19
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4th July 2020
Salty Popcorn Rating 5
This movie is a must-see for any fan of 60s pop music.
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
15
Weeks top 15
1
Total weeks
10
Total UK Gross:
£68,339
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Telstar
19 Jun 2009
15N
£22,343
£22,343
26 Jun 2009
18▼
£5,536
£46,371
3 Jul 2009
17▲
£5,536
£46,371
10 Jul 2009
23▼
£1,007
£56,722
17 Jul 2009
24▼
£457
£59,113
24 Jul 2009
21▲
£1,062
£61,481
31 Jul 2009
22▼
£519
£64,651
14 Aug 2009
26▼
£711
£65,525
21 Aug 2009
25▲
£84
£65,967
28 Aug 2009
21▲
£2,166
£68,339

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Chart History
No US box office info

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Chart History
No US box office info

* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Release Breakdown
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Top Grossing Movie Chart Position
UK total gross
£68,339
7960
George Michael Freedom
7961
Telstar
7962
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Genres
Biography
Biography
Drama
Drama
Music
Music
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  • Vietnam Vietnam
  • Brazil Brazil
  • Bangladesh Bangladesh
  • Turkey Turkey
  • India India
  • Canada Canada
  • Morocco Morocco
  • Kenya Kenya
  • South Africa South Africa
News from around the web
Film review: Telstar  The Guardian Sat, 20th June 2009

Telstar: The Joe Meek Story Review  empireonline.com Fri, 24th April 2009

Joe Meek and Telstar's tragic tale  The Independent Sat, 18th April 2009

Movie Review: “Telstar: The Joe Meeks Story”  rogersmovienation.com Thu, 24th January 2013

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Telstar (2007)  Screen Daily Fri, 31st October 2008

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