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1996 | DIRECTED BY LARS VON TRIER

Breaking the Waves

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Movie Stats
Year
1996
Select Cast
Emily Watson
Stellan Skarsgård
Katrin Cartlidge
Jean-Marc Barr
Adrian Rawlins
Jonathan Hackett
Full cast and crew
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First viewed:
18th Feb 2016
Last viewed:
5th Jan 2026
Total views:
84
Total Grosses
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UK total gross
  £733 Thousand
Cinema Tickets Sold
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UK tickets sold
198,105 aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 18th Oct '96
  • Debut position: 6
  • Highest position: 6
  • Debut gross: £417.5 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 5
US Box Office
  • Release: No US cinema release.
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
lars von trier Lars von Trier
Starring
Emily Watson
Stellan Skarsgård
Katrin Cartlidge
Jean-Marc Barr
Adrian Rawlins
Jonathan Hackett
Sandra Voe
Udo Kier
Mikkel Gaup
Roef Ragas
Phil McCall
Robert Robertson
Desmond Reilly
Sarah Gudgeon
Finlay Welsh
David Gallacher
Ray Jeffries
Owen Kavanagh
Bob Docherty
David Bateson
Callum Cuthbertson
Gavin Mitchell
Brian Smith
Iain Agnew
Charles Kearney
Steven Leach
Dorte Romer
Anthony J. O'Donnell
John Wark
Ronnie McKellaig
Peter Bensted
Simon Towler Jorfaid

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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
6
Weeks top 15
3
Total weeks
5
Total UK Gross:
£732,989
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Breaking the Waves - Original release
18 Oct 1996
6N
£417,456
£417,456
25 Oct 1996
11▼
£138,478
£618,249
1 Nov 1996
13▼
£81,957
£732,989
8 Nov 1996
16▼
£69,937
£707,828
4K Restoration
4 Aug 2023
32N
£2,179
£2,179

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

North American Box Office Chart History
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* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Chart History
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* 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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