Short Circuit (1986)

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No of reviews: 1

Steve Guttenberg

Ally Sheedy

Fisher Stevens

Austin Pendleton

G.W. Bailey

Brian McNamara

Full cast and crew

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1

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First viewed:
23rd Jan 2018

Last viewed:
17th Mar 2026

Total views:
88

UK total gross
£1.4 Million

US total gross
$34.7 Million

Cinema Tickets Sold

UK tickets sold
759,070 aprox.

US tickets sold
9.4 Million aprox.

Box Office Breakdown

UK Box Office

Released: 5th Dec '86
Debut position: 2
Highest position: 2
Debut gross: £546.1 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 12

US Box Office

Debut weekend: 9th May '86
Debut position: 1
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: $5.3 Million
Total chart weeks: 8

Global Box Office

No global cinema data.

Directed by
	John Badham

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UK Box Office Info

Highest Place
2

Weeks top 15
12

Total weeks
12

Total UK Gross:

£1,427,051

UK Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

Short Circuit

5 Dec 1986

£546,126

12 Dec 1986

4▼

£339,148

£1,037,891

19 Dec 1986

4▲▼

£154,158

£1,238,296

26 Dec 1986

5▼

£70,072

£1,336,397

2 Jan 1987

7▼

£31,851

£1,377,803

9 Jan 1987

10▼

£14,478

£1,398,072

16 Jan 1987

10▲▼

£6,581

£1,406,627

23 Jan 1987

11▼

£2,991

£1,410,515

30 Jan 1987

10▲

£1,360

£1,412,419

6 Feb 1987

8▲

£1,618

£1,414,522

13 Feb 1987

8▲▼

£6,194

£1,423,194

20 Feb 1987

11▼

£2,967

£1,427,051

* 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:

$34,703,795

North American Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

9 May 1986

$5,346,808

16 May 1986

2▼

$4,420,900

$11,030,184

23 May 1986

4▼

$5,436,333

$17,443,363

30 May 1986

4▲▼

$3,474,006

$21,789,381

6 Jun 1986

5▼

$3,281,200

$26,443,038

13 Jun 1986

7▼

$2,104,270

$29,857,737

20 Jun 1986

9▼

$1,551,984

$32,567,385

27 Jun 1986

11▼

$1,147,410

$34,703,795

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

Global Box Office Chart History

We have no info on the global box office for this movie

* 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

No global box office info

Box Office Standings: All-Time Top-Grossing Rankings

UK total gross: £1,427,051

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Films in series

Short Circuit / 1986

Directed By

John Badham

Starring

Ally Sheedy • Steve Guttenberg • Fisher Stevens

UK gross: £1,427,051
US gross: $40,697,761

Short Circuit 2 / 1988

Directed By

Kenneth Johnson

Starring

Tim Blaney • Fisher Stevens • Michael McKean

UK gross: £879,836

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Starring
	Ally Sheedy
	Steve Guttenberg
	Fisher Stevens
	Austin Pendleton
	G.W. Bailey
	Brian McNamara
	Tim Blaney
	Marvin J. McIntyre
	John Garber
	Penny Santon
	Vernon Weddle
	Barbara Tarbuck
	Tom Lawrence
	Fred Slyter
	Billy Ray Sharkey
	Robert Krantz
	Jan Speck
	Marguerite Happy
	Howard Krick
	Marjorie Card Hughes
	Herb Smith
	Jack Thompson
	William Striglos
	Mary Reckley
	Shay McLean
	Eleanor C. Heutschy
	Sergio Kato

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