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1988 | DIRECTED BY SIDNEY LUMET

Running On Empty

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Movie Stats
Year
1988
Select Cast
Christine Lahti
River Phoenix
Judd Hirsch
Jonas Abry
Martha Plimpton
Ed Crowley
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First viewed:
4th Feb 2022
Last viewed:
20th Mar 2026
Total views:
33
Total Grosses
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US total gross
  $2.2 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
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US tickets sold
539,142 aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Release: No UK cinema release.
US Box Office
  • Debut weekend: 14th Oct '88
  • Debut position: 14
  • Highest position: 14
  • Debut gross: $354.1 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 1
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
Directed by
sidney lumet Sidney Lumet
Starring
Christine Lahti
River Phoenix
Judd Hirsch
Jonas Abry
Martha Plimpton
Ed Crowley
L.M. Kit Carson
Steven Hill
Augusta Dabney
David Margulies
Lynne Thigpen
Marcia Jean Kurtz
Sloane Shelton
Justine Johnston
Herb Lovelle
Bobo Lewis
Ronnie Gilbert
Leila Danette
Michael Boatman
Jenny Lumet
William Foeller
Carol Cavallo
Alice Drummond
Joey Thrower
Donna Hanover
Thomas Fraioli
Burke Pearson
Elzbieta Czyzewska
Angela Pietropinto
Daniel Dassin
Christian Daugherty
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UK Box Office Chart History
We have no infomation on the UK box office for this movie.

* 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:
$2,215,874
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
14 Oct 1988
14N
$354,103
$2,215,874

* 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.

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Box Office Standings: All-Time Top-Grossing Rankings

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Genres
Crime
Crime
Drama
Drama
Music
Music
Romance
Romance
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