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1998 | DIRECTED BY BRYAN SINGER

Apt Pupil

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Movie Stats
Year
1998
Runtime
 111 minutes (1 hr 51 mins)
Select Cast
Ian McKellen
Brad Renfro
Joshua Jackson
Mickey Cottrell
Michael Reid MacKay
Ann Dowd
Full cast and crew
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First viewed:
12th Jun 2016
Last viewed:
22nd Jun 2025
Total views:
42
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
23rd October 1998
26 years 11 months 11 days ago
Italy release date
 Italy
9th September 1998
27 years 24 days ago
Canada release date
 Canada
16th September 1998
27 years 17 days ago
Sweden release date
 Sweden
30th October 1998
26 years 11 months 4 days ago
Finland release date
 Finland
31st October 1998
26 years 11 months 3 days ago
Spain release date
 Spain
13th November 1998
26 years 10 months 20 days ago
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £626.1 Thousand
United States Flag
US total gross
  $8.9 Million
Global Flag
Global total gross
  $9.4 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
155,370 aprox.
United States Flag
US tickets sold
1.9 Million aprox.
Global Flag
Global tickets sold
No data
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 21st May '99
  • Debut position: 4
  • Highest position: 4
  • Debut gross: £250.3 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 7
US Box Office
  • Release: 23rd Oct '98
  • Debut position: 9
  • Highest position: 9
  • Debut gross: $3.6 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 2
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.

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Directed by
bryan singer Bryan Singer
Starring
Brad RenfroTodd Bowden
bryan singerIan McKellenKurt Dussander
Joshua JacksonJoey
Mickey CottrellSociology Teacher
Michael Reid MacKayNightmare Victim
Ann DowdMonica Bowden
Bruce DavisonRichard Bowden
James KarenVictor Bowden
Marjorie LovettAgnes Bowden
David CooleyGym Teacher
Blake Anthony TibbettsTeammate
Heather McCombBecky Trask
Katherine MaloneStudent
Grace SindenSecretary
bryan singerDavid SchwimmerEdward French
Anthony MooreUmpire
Elias KoteasArchie
Kevin SpirtasParamedic
Michael ByrneBen Kramer
Danna DennisNurse
Jan TriskaIsaac Weiskopf
Joe MortonDan Richler
Michael ArturaDetective Getty
Donna Marie BrownMother
Mark FlytheDarren
Warren WilsonNewscaster
Jill HarrisReporter
Norbert D. SingerHospital Administrator #1
Mildred SingerHospital Administrator #2
Mary OttmanDoctor
Darrell BrittStudent
Robert Duckie CarpenterSkinhead
Richard DunnMan with Bags
Joseph Ashton MontgomeryStudent
Phaedra NeitzelStudent
ADVERTISMENT
1998-09-09
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
4
Weeks top 15
5
Total weeks
7
Total UK Gross:
£626,140
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Apt Pupil
21 May 1999
4N
£250,255
£250,255
28 May 1999
8▼
£100,754
£429,009
4 Jun 1999
13▼
£59,170
£518,386
11 Jun 1999
11▲
£40,809
£582,227
18 Jun 1999
16▼
£13,645
£605,872
25 Jun 1999
15▲
£8,810
£617,695
2 Jul 1999
16▼
£5,441
£626,140

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

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
9
Weeks top 15
2
Total Weeks
2
Total US Gross:
$8,863,193
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
23 Oct 1998
9N
$3,583,151
$3,583,151
30 Oct 1998
10▼
$1,728,808
$6,491,135

* 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.

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Top Grossing Movie Chart Position
UK total gross
£626,140
4623
Weird Science
4624
Apt Pupil
4625
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Genres
Drama
Drama
Thriller
Thriller
Crime
Crime
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