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1984 | DIRECTED BY MALCOLM MOWBRAY

A Private Function

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Movie Stats
Year
1984
Runtime
 92 minutes (1 hr 32 mins)
Select Cast
Maggie Smith
Michael Palin
Denholm Elliott
Richard Griffiths
Tony Haygarth
John Normington
Full cast and crew
Salty Popcorn Stats
First viewed:
12th Jan 2016
Last viewed:
4th Jan 2026
Total views:
125
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
1st March 1985
40 years 10 months 6 days ago
Australia release date
 Australia
29th August 1985
40 years 4 months 9 days ago
France release date
 France
2nd October 1985
40 years 3 months 5 days ago
Norway release date
 Norway
7th October 1985
40 years 3 months  ago
Sweden release date
 Sweden
27th January 1986
39 years 11 months 11 days ago
Italy release date
 Italy
6th February 1986
39 years 11 months 1 days ago
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £1.9 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
973,781 aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 9th Nov '84
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £702 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 12
US Release
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
malcolm mowbray Malcolm Mowbray
Starring
Michael PalinGilbert Chilvers
malcolm mowbrayMaggie SmithJoyce Chilvers
Denholm ElliottDr. Swaby
Richard GriffithsAllardyce
Tony HaygarthSutcliff
John NormingtonLockwood
Bill PatersonWormold
Liz SmithMother
malcolm mowbrayAlison SteadmanMrs Allardyce
Jim CarterInspector Noble
malcolm mowbrayPete PostlethwaiteNuttal
Eileen O'BrienMrs Sutcliff
Rachel DaviesMrs. Forbes
Reece DinsdaleP.C. Penny
Philip WilemanPreston Sutcliff
Charles McKeownMedcalf
Susan PorrettMrs. Medcalf
Donald EcclesFather
Denys HawthorneHotel Manager
Don EstelleBarraclough
Eli WoodsErnest
Amanda GreganVeronica
Paula TilbrookMrs. Turnbull
Bernard WrigleyPainter
Lee DaleyPainter's Boy
Gilly ComanDorothy
Maggie OllerenshawWoman
Josie LaneMrs Beavers
David MorganMervin
Jill GoldstonWoman in Cinema
George HarrisonExtra
Prince PhilipSelf
Queen Elizabeth IISelf
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1984-11-09
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
1
Weeks at No.1
2
Weeks top 15
12
Total weeks
12
Total UK Gross:
£1,859,922
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
A Private Function
9 Nov 1984
1N
£702,000
£702,000
16 Nov 1984
1▲▼
£334,286
£1,170,000
23 Nov 1984
2▼
£238,776
£1,516,225
30 Nov 1984
3▼
£113,703
£1,669,724
7 Dec 1984
5▼
£54,144
£1,742,818
14 Dec 1984
6▼
£38,674
£1,793,094
21 Dec 1984
7▼
£27,624
£1,833,149
28 Dec 1984
7▲▼
£10,625
£1,847,493
4 Jan 1985
7▲▼
£5,060
£1,854,071
11 Jan 1985
9▼
£2,410
£1,857,325
18 Jan 1985
8▲
£1,410
£1,859,229
25 Jan 1985
10▼
£478
£1,859,922

* 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.

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Genres
Comedy
Comedy
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News from around the web
A Private Function (1984) ⭐ 6.5 | Comedy  IMDb Wed, 8th July 2015

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Malcolm Mowbray obituary  The Guardian Thu, 6th July 2023

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