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Absolute Power

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Movie Stats
Year
1997
Select Cast
Clint Eastwood
Gene Hackman
Ed Harris
Laura Linney
Scott Glenn
Dennis Haysbert
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First viewed:
1st May 2016
Last viewed:
20th Mar 2026
Total views:
62
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £1.6 Million
United States Flag
US total gross
  $50.1 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
388,524 aprox.
United States Flag
US tickets sold
10.9 Million aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 30th May '97
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £472.5 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 4
US Box Office
  • Debut weekend: 14th Mar '97
  • Debut position: 8
  • Highest position: 8
  • Debut gross: $2.4 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 7
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
Directed by
clint eastwood Clint Eastwood
Starring
clint eastwoodClint Eastwood
Gene Hackman
Ed Harris
Laura Linney
Scott Glenn
Dennis Haysbert
Judy Davis
E.G. Marshall
Melora Hardin
Kenneth Welsh
Penny Johnson Jerald
Richard Jenkins
Mark Margolis
Elaine Kagan
Alison Eastwood
Yau-Gene Chan
George Orrison
Charles McDaniel
John Lyle Campbell
Kimber Eastwood
Eric Dahlquist Jr.
Jack Stewart Taylor
Joy Ehrlich
Robert Harvey
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
1
Weeks at No.1
1
Weeks top 15
4
Total weeks
4
Total UK Gross:
£1,581,294
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Absolute Power
30 May 1997
1N
£472,544
£472,544
6 Jun 1997
5▼
£450,000
£1,125,044
13 Jun 1997
5▲▼
£225,000
£1,451,294
20 Jun 1997
9▼
£100,000
£1,581,294

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

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
8
Weeks top 15
6
Total Weeks
7
Total US Gross:
$50,068,310
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
14 Mar 1997
8▼
$2,409,169
$45,550,069
21 Mar 1997
13▼
$1,219,220
$47,474,899
28 Mar 1997
21▼
$402,134
$48,263,893
23 May 1997
15N
$411,462
$49,214,079
30 May 1997
13▲
$251,920
$49,552,014
6 Jun 1997
13▲▼
$177,037
$49,834,310
13 Jun 1997
14▼
$105,300
$50,007,168

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

Global Box Office Chart History
We have no info on the global box office for this movie

* 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
No global box office info
Box Office Standings: All-Time Top-Grossing Rankings
UK total gross: £1,581,294
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US total gross: $50,068,310
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