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Salty Popcorn > 1980 > Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi > Flash Gordon

Flash Gordon General viewing, but some scenes may be unsuitable for young children. A PG film should not unsettle a child aged around eight or older. Unaccompanied children of any age may watch, but parents are advised to consider whether the content may upset younger, or more sensitive, children.

BBFC

Flash Gordon

Directed by

Mike Hodges

Starring

Actor
Character
Sam J. Jones
Melody Anderson
Max von Sydow
Topol
Ornella Muti
Timothy Dalton
Brian Blessed
Peter Wyngarde
Mariangela Melato
John Osborne
Richard O'Brien
John Hallam
Philip Stone
Suzanne Danielle
William Hootkins
Bobbie Brown
Ted Carroll
Adrienne Kronenberg
Stanley Lebor
John Morton
Burnell Tucker
Robbie Coltrane
Peter Duncan
Ken Sicklen
Tessa Hewitt
Venetia Spicer
Francis Mughan
Oliver MacGreevy
John Hollis
Paul Bentall
Leon Greene
Graeme Crowther
Tony Scannell
David Neal
Bogdan Kominowski
George Harris
Colin Taylor
Doretta Dunkley
Sally Nicholson
Deep Roy
Michelle Mildwater
Marie Green
Imogen Claire
Kay Zimmerman
Frederick Warder
Stephen Brigden
Lionel Guyett
Ken Robertson
Andy Bradford
Bertram Adams
Terry Forrestal
Mike Potter
John Sullivan
Eddie Stacey
John Lees
Roy Scammell
Kathy Marquis
Sophie
Kathy September
Glenna Forster-Jones
Roseanne Romine
Sneh
Magda
Shaka
Lindy
Viva
Beverly Andrews
Frances Ward
Kerry-Lou Baylis
Camella
Miranda Riley
Lorraine Paul
Carolyn Evans
Celeste
Tina Thomas
Ruthie Barnett
Joe Iles
Trevor Ward
Alva Shelley
Nik Abraham
Leonard Hay
Glen Whitter
Jamalia
Jill Lamb
Sunanka
Karen Johnson
Gina
Raquel
Fai
Malcolm Dixon
Tiny Ross
Mike Edmonds
John Ghavan
Rusty Goffe
Richard Jones
Mike Cottrell
Peter Burroughs
John Lummiss
Kenny Baker
Bob Goody
Daniel Venn
Peter St. James
Steve Payne
Max Alford
Stephen Calcutt
Anthony Olivier
Jim Carter
Stuart Blake
Nigel Jeffcoat
Chris Webb
Leslie Crawford
Peter Brace
Terry Richards
John Gallant
Eddie Powell
Sean Barry-Weske
Richard Bonehill
David de Keyser
Kevin Hudson
Derek Lyons
Ralph Morse
Year: 1980
UK release date UK release: 12th December 1980
 BBFC Age Rating:  PG age rating
UK total gross
  £14.2 Million
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Top Grossing Movie Chart Position
UK total gross
£14,240,123
433
Jumanji
434
Flash Gordon
435
Evita

UK Age Rating
UK BBFC Certificate: PG
Genres

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi
Popular in these countries
  •  United Kingdom
  •  France
  •  Russia
UK Box Office Info

Highest chart position: 1

Weeks on box office: 15

UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Flash Gordon
12 Dec 1980
1N
£4,130,646
£4,130,646
19 Dec 1980
1▲▼
£2,608,871
£6,739,517
26 Dec 1980
1▲▼
£1,697,984
£8,437,501
2 Jan 1981
1▲▼
£1,495,281
£9,932,782
9 Jan 1981
2▼
£988,458
£10,921,240
16 Jan 1981
1▲
£937,778
£11,859,018
23 Jan 1981
1▲▼
£912,437
£12,771,455
30 Jan 1981
2▼
£899,766
£13,671,221
6 Feb 1981
2▲▼
£132,229
£13,803,450
13 Feb 1981
3▼
£94,432
£13,897,882
20 Feb 1981
5▼
£90,265
£13,988,147
27 Feb 1981
3▲
£87,097
£14,075,244
6 Mar 1981
3▲▼
£43,747
£14,118,991
13 Mar 1981
3▲▼
£44,339
£14,163,330
20 Mar 1981
3▲▼
£30,218
£14,193,548
31 Jul 2020
22▼
£5,816
£14,199,364
7 Aug 2020
31▼
£2,143
£14,211,083
14 Aug 2020
18▲
£10,847
£14,217,754
21 Aug 2020
23▼
£4,940
£14,228,311
11 Sep 2020
43▼
£415
£14,238,726
2 Oct 2020
51▼
£273
£14,240,016
4 Dec 2020
53▼
£98
£14,240,123
US Box Office Info

Highest US chart position:

US Box Office Chart History
No UK Box Office info
Global Box Office Release Breakdown
No Box Office Release Data
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