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2012 | DIRECTED BY WAYNE BLAIR

The Sapphires

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Movie Stats
Year
2012
Runtime
 103 minutes (1 hr 43 mins)
Certificates

PG

PG-13

6

PG13

PG
Select Cast
Tanika Lonesborough
Nioka Brennan
Lynette Narkle
Kylie Belling
Tammy Anderson
Miah Madden
Full cast and crew
Salty Popcorn Stats
First viewed:
10th Apr 2016
Last viewed:
18th Aug 2025
Total views:
62
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
22nd March 2013
12 years 8 months 13 days ago
France release date
 France
8th August 2012
13 years 3 months 27 days ago
Australia release date
 Australia
9th August 2012
13 years 3 months 26 days ago
New Zealand release date
 New Zealand
4th October 2012
13 years 2 months  ago
Ireland release date
 Ireland
7th November 2012
13 years 27 days ago
Canada release date
 Canada
5th April 2013
12 years 7 months 29 days ago
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £579.6 Thousand
United States Flag
US total gross
  $2.4 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
107,328 aprox.
United States Flag
US tickets sold
307,595 aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 7th Nov '12
  • Debut box office: 9th Nov '12
  • Debut position: 7
  • Highest position: 7
  • Debut gross: £337.6 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 2
US Box Office
  • Release: 22nd Mar '13
  • Debut position: 50
  • Highest position: 19
  • Debut gross: $38.4 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 16
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
wayne blair Wayne Blair
Starring
Tanika LonesboroughYoung Gail
Nioka BrennanYoung Kay
Lynette NarkleNanny Theresa
Kylie BellingGeraldine
Tammy AndersonEvelyn
Miah MaddenYoung Julie
Ava Jean Miller-PorterYoung Cynthia
Carlin BriggsYoung Jimmy
Gregory J. FryerSelwyn
Miranda TapsellCynthia
Deborah MailmanGail
Jessica MauboyJulie
Koby MurrayBaby Hartley
Hunter Page-LochardStevie Kayne
Chris O'DowdDave Lovelace
Judith LucyMerle
Annette HodgsonNoelene
Tom WhitechurchYoung Tommy
Shari SebbensKay
Georgina HaigGlynis
Rhys MuldoonUncle Ed
Barry ConradSinging Sailor
Ace Spencer DavisSinging Sailor
Rodney ToddEd's Bass Player
Eric RasmussenEd's Guitarist
Julian Bel BachirEd's Drummer
Amy Miller-PorterVera
Clarence ThaneBruce the Handyman
Merelyn AdamsonMajor Wicks
Meyne WyattJimmy Middleton
Don BatteeMyron Ritchie
Tory KittlesRobby
Kim QuyenMyron's Girl
Hai ThaoSeamstress
Hoang HiepSeamstress' Son
Cleave WilliamsDuggie
Marty FarrugiaMax
Ben RodgersFish
Jasper SarkodeePinky
Eka DarvilleHendo
T.J. PowerLt. Jensen
Stuart ChristieGovernment Official
Quan TranVietcong Commander
Wayne McDanielLou McGarrick
Johnny BradyMarine Sergeant
Sam NorthYoung Marine
Kenny LuuDesk Clerk
Scott Brantley
uncredited
US Soldier
Naomi Davis
uncredited
Local Racist
Blake Dubler
uncredited
US Marine 1
wayne blairJake Ryan
uncredited
Cochese
Maria Tran
uncredited
Guerilla Fighter
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2012-08-08
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
7
Weeks top 15
2
Total weeks
2
Total UK Gross:
£579,570
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
The Sapphires
9 Nov 2012
7N
£337,641
£337,641
16 Nov 2012
13▼
£69,649
£579,570

* 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
16
Total US Gross:
$2,448,455
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
22 Mar 2013
50N
$38,372
$38,372
29 Mar 2013
42▲
$71,629
$126,218
5 Apr 2013
19▲
$292,030
$443,982
12 Apr 2013
20▼
$248,945
$784,346
19 Apr 2013
23▼
$254,969
$1,137,727
26 Apr 2013
26▼
$179,558
$1,415,722
3 May 2013
24▲
$146,610
$1,636,092
10 May 2013
25▼
$137,879
$1,837,769
17 May 2013
30▼
$98,358
$1,989,158
24 May 2013
33▼
$69,083
$2,108,787
31 May 2013
36▼
$56,201
$2,208,579
7 Jun 2013
42▼
$40,027
$2,276,237
14 Jun 2013
47▼
$22,409
$2,325,745
21 Jun 2013
50▼
$19,348
$2,360,237
12 Jul 2013
67▼
$9,720
$2,439,253
19 Jul 2013
90▼
$2,298
$2,448,455

* 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
  •  France release date:
  •  Australia release date:
  •  New Zealand release date:
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Top Grossing Movie Chart Position
UK total gross
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The Sapphires
4775
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Genres
Biography
Biography
Comedy
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Drama
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  • Brazil Brazil
  • United States United States
  • China China
  • Germany Germany
  • Brunei Brunei
  • Canada Canada
  • Indonesia Indonesia
  • Ecuador Ecuador
News from around the web
The Sapphires – review  The Guardian Wed, 7th November 2012

The Sapphires shines light on Aboriginal Australia  BBC Tue, 6th November 2012

feel-goodest movie ever (The Sapphires review)  Flick Filosopher Tue, 16th April 2013

The Sapphires  Entertainment Weekly Fri, 22nd March 2013

Original Sapphires search for recordings of musical past  abc.net.au Fri, 20th February 2015

The real-life Dreamgirls from Down Under movie review (2013)  Roger Ebert Wed, 27th March 2013

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