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1988 | DIRECTED BY RICK ROSENTHAL

Distant Thunder

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Movie Stats
Year
1988
Runtime
 114 minutes (1 hr 54 mins)
Certificates

18

R

M

16

14A
Select Cast
John Lithgow
Ralph Macchio
Kerrie Keane
Reb Brown
Janet Margolin
Denis Arndt
Full cast and crew
Salty Popcorn Stats
First viewed:
8th May 2016
Last viewed:
24th May 2025
Total views:
34
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
11th November 1988
36 years 10 months 20 days ago
Total Grosses
United States Flag
US total gross
  $82.2 Thousand
Cinema Tickets Sold
United States Flag
US tickets sold
19,997 aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Release: No UK cinema release.
US Box Office
  • Release: 11th Nov '88
  • Debut position: 14
  • Highest position: 14
  • Debut gross: $82.2 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 1
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
rick rosenthal Rick Rosenthal
Starring
Ralph MacchioJack Lambert
rick rosenthalJohn LithgowMark Lambert
Kerrie KeaneChar
Reb BrownHarvey Nitz
Janet MargolinBarbara Lambert
Denis ArndtLarry
Jamey SheridanMoss
Tom BowerLouis
John KellyAndy
Michael CurrieCoach Swabey
Hilary StrangJane
Robyn StevanHolly
David LongworthSheriff
Gordon CurrieBilly Watson
Walter MarshPrincipal
Allan LysellBuddy
Kate RobbinsWaitress
David Glyn-JonesWaiter
Denalda WilliamsJeanette
Chris J. ClaytonTelephone Repairman / Surveillance Tech.
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UK Box Office Chart History
No UK box office info

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

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
14
Weeks top 15
1
Total Weeks
1
Total US Gross:
$82,186
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
11 Nov 1988
14N
$82,186
$82,186

* 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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UK total gross
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29317
Distant Thunder
29318
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Genres
Drama
Drama
Popular in these countries
  • China China
News from around the web
Distant Thunder (1988) ⭐ 5.7 | Drama  IMDb Sun, 31st July 2016

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Distant Thunder (Blu-ray Review)  The Digital Bits Thu, 19th January 2023

In brief: Honeybees and Distant Thunder; Cry of the Wild; Our Missing Hearts – review  The Guardian Sun, 23rd April 2023

DISTANT THUNDER review  ScreenAnarchy Fri, 4th February 2011

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