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1983 | DIRECTED BY MIKE NICHOLS

Silkwood

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Silkwood
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AKA
Chain Reaction
Karen Silkwood
Karen Silkwood 1946-1974
Le mystère Silkwood
The Karen Silkwood Story
Movie Stats
Year
1983
Runtime
 131 minutes (2 hrs 11 mins)
Certificates

15

R

M/12

15

18
Select Cast
Meryl Streep
Kurt Russell
Cher
Craig T. Nelson
Diana Scarwid
Fred Ward
Full cast and crew
Salty Popcorn Stats
First viewed:
6th Apr 2016
Last viewed:
5th Jan 2025
Total views:
95
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
27th January 1984
41 years 8 months 24 days ago
Canada release date
 Canada
14th December 1983
41 years 10 months 6 days ago
Brazil release date
 Brazil
6th January 1984
41 years 9 months 14 days ago
Australia release date
 Australia
9th February 1984
41 years 8 months 11 days ago
Finland release date
 Finland
24th February 1984
41 years 7 months 25 days ago
Spain release date
 Spain
1st March 1984
41 years 7 months 19 days ago
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £1.6 Million
United States Flag
US total gross
  $35.6 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
853,552 aprox.
United States Flag
US tickets sold
11.3 Million aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 13th Apr '84
  • Debut position: 2
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £557.6 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 15
US Box Office
  • Release: 27th Jan '84
  • Debut weekend: 16th Dec '83
  • Debut position: 12
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $1.2 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 9
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
mike nichols Mike Nichols
Starring
mike nicholsMeryl StreepKaren Silkwood
mike nicholsKurt RussellDrew Stephens
mike nicholsCherDolly Pelliker
Craig T. NelsonWinston
Diana ScarwidAngela
Fred WardMorgan
Ron SilverPaul Stone
Charles HallahanEarl Lapin
Josef SommerMax Richter
Sudie BondThelma Rice
Henderson ForsytheQuincy Bissell
E. Katherine KerrGilda Schultz
Bruce McGillMace Hurley
David StrathairnWesley
J.C. QuinnCurtis Schultz
Kent BroadhurstCarl
Richard HamiltonGeorgie
Les LannomJimmy
M. Emmet WalshWalt Yarborough
Graham JarvisDoctor at Union Meeting
James RebhornLos Alamos Doctor
Ray BakerPete Dawson
Michael Bond2nd Los Alamos Doctor
Bill CobbsMan in Lunchroom
Norman ColvinZachary
Haskell CraverHam
Kathie DeanStewardess
Gary GrubbsRandy Fox
Susan McDanielKaren's Child
Tana HensleyKaren's Child
Anthony FernandezKaren's Child
Betty HarperMay Bissell
Tess HarperLinda Dawson
Anthony Heald2nd Doctor at Union Meeting
Nancy HoptonNurse
Betty KingNurse
Dan LindseyMan at Fence
John MartinMan with Flashlight
Will PattonJoe
Vern PorterBill Charlton
Christopher SaylorsBuddy
Don SlattonMan in Moonsuit
Tom Stovall3rd Los Alamos Doctor
John Addington
uncredited
Airline passenger
Jim Beaver
uncredited
Plant Manager
Pamela Clay
uncredited
Woman in Bar
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1983-12-14
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
1
Weeks at No.1
1
Weeks top 15
15
Total weeks
15
Total UK Gross:
£1,621,748
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Silkwood
13 Apr 1984
2N
£557,629
£557,629
20 Apr 1984
2▲▼
£265,538
£942,659
27 Apr 1984
2▲▼
£165,961
£1,158,408
4 May 1984
2▲▼
£138,301
£1,338,199
11 May 1984
2▲▼
£65,858
£1,430,400
18 May 1984
2▲▼
£41,161
£1,483,909
25 May 1984
1▲
£37,220
£1,534,156
1 Jun 1984
2▼
£28,584
£1,574,174
8 Jun 1984
2▲▼
£17,865
£1,597,399
15 Jun 1984
3▼
£8,507
£1,608,458
22 Jun 1984
7▼
£3,323
£1,613,276
29 Jun 1984
7▲▼
£3,323
£1,617,928
6 Jul 1984
7▲▼
£1,500
£1,619,953
13 Jul 1984
8▼
£800
£1,621,073
20 Jul 1984
8▲▼
£500
£1,621,748

* 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
9
Total Weeks
9
Total US Gross:
$35,615,609
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
16 Dec 1983
12N
$1,218,322
$1,218,322
6 Jan 1984
7N
$2,137,349
$10,845,623
13 Jan 1984
6▲
$2,333,091
$13,917,249
20 Jan 1984
3▲
$2,481,524
$17,075,198
27 Jan 1984
1▲
$3,547,122
$21,501,926
3 Feb 1984
2▼
$2,665,876
$25,164,738
10 Feb 1984
3▼
$1,891,522
$27,741,234
17 Feb 1984
7▼
$1,740,167
$30,022,652
24 Feb 1984
10▼
$1,076,927
$31,449,222

* 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
£1,621,748
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Silkwood
3089
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US total gross
$35,615,609
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News from around the web
Mike Nichols - Silkwood, Working Girl, Birdcage  Britannica Fri, 3rd October 2025

Silkwood (1983) â­ 7.1 | Biography, Drama, History  IMDb Tue, 3rd November 2015

What Happened to Karen Silkwood? The Lost Tapes  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos Thu, 5th December 2024

Meryl Streep and Mike Nichols Teamed Up for This Brilliant, Paranoid True-Life Thriller  Collider Sun, 8th December 2024

From the archive: Meryl Streep as Karen Silkwood, 1984  The Guardian Sun, 23rd February 2020

Cher movies: 15 greatest films ranked worst to best  Gold Derby Sat, 17th May 2025