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2024 | DIRECTED BY ANAND TUCKER

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Curtain Call

Kill the Light

Movie Stats

Year
2024

Runtime
101 minutes (1 hr 41 mins)

Certificates

15

R

15A

M

M

Select Cast

Lesley Manville

Romola Garai

Full cast and crew

Salty Popcorn Stats

First viewed:
29th Feb 2024

Last viewed:
15th May 2025

Total views:
22

Release Dates

US release date

US release
13th September 2024

1 years 18 days ago

Canada release date

Canada
13th September 2024

1 years 18 days ago

Ireland release date

Ireland
13th September 2024

1 years 18 days ago

Australia release date

Australia
3rd October 2024

11 months 29 days ago

Total Grosses

United Kingdom Flag

UK total gross
£1.7 Million

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US total gross
$435.4 Thousand

Cinema Tickets Sold

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UK tickets sold
217,655 aprox.

United States Flag

US tickets sold
40,386 aprox.

Box Office Breakdown

UK Box Office

Released: 13th Sep '24
Debut position: 7
Highest position: 7
Debut gross: £353.1 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 11

US Box Office

Release: 13th Sep '24
Debut position: 19
Highest position: 19
Debut gross: $200 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 3

Global Box Office

No global cinema data.

ADVERTISMENT

Directed by
	Anand Tucker

Starring
	Gemma Arterton	Nina Land
	Ian McKellen	Jimmy Erskine
	Lesley Manville	Annabel Land
	Mark Strong	David Brooke
	Ben Barnes	Stephen Wyley
	Romola Garai	Cora Wyley
	Alfred Enoch	Tom Turner
	Claire Skinner	Mary Brooke
	Beau Gadsdon	Freya Wyley
	Pearce Quigley	Mr. Morrisey
	Rebecca Gethings	Joan
	Joe Coen	Brachiano / Orsino
	Jay Simpson	Slyfield
	Nikesh Patel	Ferdy Harwood
	Nicholas Bishop	Richard Pugh
	Matthew Cottle	Graham Meadows
	Eva Magyar	Dolly Langdon
	Oliver Shaw	Rowan Wyley
	Eleanor Wyld	Isabella / Viola
	Jake Neads	Flamineo / Faban
	Albie Marber	Lennie
	Jacob James Beswick	Robbie
	Debra Gillett	Mrs. Keefe
	Grant Crookes	Critic
	Ross Armstrong	Oswald Mosley
	James McNicholas	Hospital PC
	Tom Padley	Police Officer
	Natalie Law	Nurse
	Shanika Ocean	Zanche
	Griffin Stevens	Lodovico
	Jonathan Sparrow	Stage Hand
	Ron Cook	Hugh Morris
	Libbi Fox	Diana Guinness
	Colleen Neary McClure	Wanda
	Avye Leventis	Lizzie
	Ed Madden	Ivan Franklin
	Cara Ballingall	Daphne
	Nick Moss	Blackshirt
	Matthew Simpson	Post Boy
	Jasper Britton	Gideon Lambert
	Paul Warwick	Distinguished Gentleman
	Luke Simon Roberts	Autograph Seeker
	Aisling Longshaw	Cornelia
	Tom Rouvray	Giovanni
	Louis Pieris	Doctor Julio
	Aisling Tara
	Magnus Gordon	Gasparo / Sebastian
	Ty Hurley uncredited	Private Members Club / Bar Patron
	Tina Simmons uncredited	Family Mourner
	David Thrower uncredited	Cafe Owner

ADVERTISMENT

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UK Box Office Info

Highest Place
7

Weeks top 15
2

Total weeks
11

Total UK Gross:

£1,682,475

UK Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

The Critic

7N

£353,075

£353,075

9▼

£208,153

£875,463

16▼

£108,944

£1,241,046

19▼

£46,305

£1,449,637

29▼

£21,252

£1,547,374

37▼

£9,468

£1,600,103

57▼

£1,753

£1,627,121

58▼

£1,636

£1,639,630

44▲

£3,112

£1,658,862

31▲

£3,037

£1,667,939

43▼

£2,631

£1,682,475

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

North American Box Office Info

Highest Place
19

Weeks top 15
0

Total Weeks
3

Total US Gross:

$435,360

North American Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

19N

$200,000

$200,000

22▼

$70,049

$361,152

40N

$6,127

$435,360

* 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

Canada release date: 13th September 2024
United Kingdom release date: 13th September 2024
Ireland release date: 13th September 2024
United States release date: 13th September 2024
Australia release date: 3rd October 2024

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Top Grossing Movie Chart Position

UK total gross
£1,682,475

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3036

Genres

Crime

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Mystery

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