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2008 | DIRECTED BY ANDY TENNANT

Fools Gold

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Movie Stats
Year
2008
Runtime
 112 minutes (1 hr 52 mins)
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First viewed:
29th Mar 2016
Last viewed:
11th May 2025
Total views:
77
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £2.2 Million
United States Flag
US total gross
  $70.2 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
431,072 aprox.
United States Flag
US tickets sold
9.8 Million aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 18th Apr '08
  • Debut position: 2
  • Highest position: 2
  • Debut gross: £975.5 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 3
US Box Office
  • Debut weekend: 8th Feb '08
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $21.6 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 8
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
andy tennant Andy Tennant
Starring
andy tennantMatthew McConaughey
andy tennantKate Hudson
andy tennantDonald Sutherland
Alexis Dziena
Ewen Bremner
andy tennantRay Winstone
Kevin Hart
Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Brian Hooks
David Roberts
Michael Mulheren
Adam LeFevre
Rohan Nichol
Roger Sciberras
Elizabeth Connolly
Harli Ames
Tom O'Sullivan
Eddie Ritchard
Duncan Young
Luke Pegler
Xavier Fernandez
Ra Mel El
Nicholas Cooper
Andrew Allen
Glenn Suter
Peter Whitford
Laurence Coy
Linda Cropper
Clementine Heath
Ashley Cheadle
Jason Dundas
Todd Lasance
Ray Bull
Valentino del Toro
Frank Turner
Bill Watson
Henry Browne
Laura Collier
Hannah Hutchins
Tim Oliver Koenig
Tana Smith
Daryl Waters
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
2
Weeks top 15
3
Total weeks
3
Total UK Gross:
£2,241,576
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Fools Gold
18 Apr 2008
2N
£975,498
£975,498
25 Apr 2008
4▼
£476,244
£1,845,377
2 May 2008
8▼
£189,221
£2,241,576

* 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
4
Total Weeks
8
Total US Gross:
$70,231,041
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
8 Feb 2008
1N
$21,589,295
$21,589,295
15 Feb 2008
4▼
$12,909,039
$41,863,726
22 Feb 2008
5▼
$6,554,284
$52,717,413
29 Feb 2008
7▼
$4,418,229
$58,800,790
25 Apr 2008
23▼
$321,353
$69,592,615
2 May 2008
26▼
$167,202
$69,864,325
9 May 2008
27▼
$137,264
$70,057,055
23 May 2008
53▼
$27,833
$70,218,875

* 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
No global box office info
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Genres
Action
Action
Adventure
Adventure
Comedy
Comedy
Romance
Romance
Thriller
Thriller
Popular in these countries
  • Brazil Brazil
  • United States United States
  • Indonesia Indonesia
News from around the web
Where Fool's Gold Was Filmed (The Dangerous Locations Explained)  IMDb Fri, 14th February 2025

Norfolk filmmakers create film within a film for April Fool’s Day  Great Yarmouth Mercury Wed, 2nd April 2025

Film Review zu «Fool's Gold» (2008) ‒ Who needs T-shirts anyway  OutNow Sun, 24th August 2025

‘Fountain of Youth’ is fool’s gold  Eden Prairie Local News Thu, 22nd May 2025

Fool's Gold  The Guardian Thu, 17th April 2008

Matthew McConaughey's Panned Action Adventure Rom-Com With 11% RT Score Is a Free-to-Stream Hit  MovieWeb Sun, 19th January 2025