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1990 | DIRECTED BY JOHN BADHAM

Bird On a Wire

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Bird On a Wire
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Movie Stats
Year
1990
Runtime
 110 minutes (1 hr 50 mins)
Select Cast
Mel Gibson
Goldie Hawn
David Carradine
Bill Duke
Stephen Tobolowsky
Joan Severance
Full cast and crew
Salty Popcorn Stats
No of ratings:
1
SaltyPopcorn rating
First viewed:
23rd Mar 2016
Last viewed:
4th Jan 2026
Total views:
205
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
18th May 1990
35 years 7 months 27 days ago
Australia release date
 Australia
7th June 1990
35 years 7 months 7 days ago
Finland release date
 Finland
20th July 1990
35 years 5 months 25 days ago
Netherlands release date
 Netherlands
20th July 1990
35 years 5 months 25 days ago
Portugal release date
 Portugal
30th July 1990
35 years 5 months 15 days ago
Argentina release date
 Argentina
2nd August 1990
35 years 5 months 12 days ago
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £4.4 Million
United States Flag
US total gross
  $71 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
1.6 Million aprox.
United States Flag
US tickets sold
16.8 Million aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 19th Oct '90
  • Debut position: 2
  • Highest position: 2
  • Debut gross: £1.7 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 4
US Box Office
  • Release: 18th May '90
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $15.3 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 8
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
john badham John Badham
Starring
john badhamMel GibsonRick Jarmin
Goldie HawnMarianne Graves
David CarradineEugene Sorenson
Bill DukeAlbert Diggs
Stephen TobolowskyJoe Weyburn
Joan SeveranceRachel Varney
Harry CaesarMarvin
Jeff CoreyLou Baird
Alex BruhanskiRaun
John Pyper-FergusonJamie
Clyde KusatsuMr. Takawaki
Jackson DaviesPaul Bernard
Florence PatersonMolly Baird
Tim HealyPaul
Wes TritterScottie
Lossen ChambersLossen
Ken Camroux-TaylorNeff
Wendy Van RiesenSecretary
Lesley EwenNight Receptionist
Robert MetcalfeDex
Kevin McNultyBrad
Robert ThurstonBank Teller
Brian TorpeBank Vice President
Oscar GoncalvesBank Guard
Tim PriceBeggar
Oscar RamosCop at Fire
Dan ZaleFireman
Blu MankumaPlainclothesman
Christopher JudgeCop at Cafe
Jon GarberNikita Knatz
Paul JarrettCarl Laemmle
James KidnieUnderworld Boss
Kim KondrashoffGuard at Gate
Michel BarbeMaitre d'
Maria LeoneSales Clerk
Danny WattleyCement Worker
John BanovichMall Cop #2
Dane NgahukaMaori Performer
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1990-05-18
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
2
Weeks top 15
4
Total weeks
4
Total UK Gross:
£4,374,189
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Bird On a Wire
19 Oct 1990
2N
£1,745,252
£1,745,252
26 Oct 1990
2▲▼
£1,317,536
£3,655,679
2 Nov 1990
4▼
£423,708
£4,248,870
9 Nov 1990
10▼
£92,829
£4,374,189

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

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
1
Weeks at No.1
1
Weeks top 15
8
Total Weeks
8
Total US Gross:
$70,978,012
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
18 May 1990
1N
$15,338,160
$15,338,160
25 May 1990
2▼
$12,795,185
$33,401,585
1 Jun 1990
3▼
$6,350,305
$42,256,355
8 Jun 1990
4▼
$4,819,200
$49,701,955
15 Jun 1990
7▼
$3,150,900
$55,030,675
22 Jun 1990
9▼
$2,647,800
$59,441,860
29 Jun 1990
11▼
$1,529,000
$62,091,820
6 Jul 1990
13▼
$1,004,850
$63,896,510

* 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
  •  USA release date:
  •  Australia release date:
  •  Finland release date:
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  •  Portugal release date:
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UK total gross
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US total gross
$70,978,012
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Genres
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Comedy
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Romance
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  • Uzbekistan Uzbekistan
  • Saint Lucia Saint Lucia
  • Spain Spain
  • Iraq Iraq
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  • Nigeria Nigeria
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  • Australia Australia
  • Morocco Morocco
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