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Pelle the ConquerorFollow

1987 • PG-13 • 2h 37m • Drama • Miramax

They thought the world would be theirs.

🍅 84% 89% IMDb 7.7

Box office summary

Domestic total
$2.05M
Incl. 2017 re-release
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Cast & crew

Directed byBille August ScreenplayBille August, Bjarne Reuter, Per Olov Enquist Produced byPer Holst CinematographyJörgen Persson MusicStefan Nilsson Prod. DesignAnna Asp StarringPelle Hvenegaard, Max von Sydow, Erik Paaske, Björn Granath, Astrid Villaume, Axel Strøbye StudioMiramax

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1988 release
6 Jan 27-29 36 $66.0K — 14 $4,716 $453.0K
2017 re-release
1 Feb 24-26 69 $1.7K — 1 $1,676 $454.7K
2 Mar 3-5 81 $862 −48.6% 2 $431 $457.6K
3 Mar 10-12 84 $227 −73.7% 2 $114 $458.0K
4 Mar 17-19 81 $974 +329.1% 2 $487 $459.7K
5 Mar 24-26 83 $353 −63.8% 21 $17 $461.7K
6 Mar 31-Apr 2 83 $49 −86.1% 1 $49 $461.8K
9 Apr 21-23 98 $329 — 2 $165 $462.6K

Totals are lifetime: each re-release adds to the 1988 run.

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