Character: Billy Fury
Director: Nick Moran
Writers: James Hicks, Nick Moran
Co-Stars: Con O’Neill, Kevin Spacey and Pam Ferris
Taglines: Hit after hit… someone’s going to get hurt
Genres: Biography | Drama | Music
A music-infused drama about Joe Meek, the flamboyantly gay, tone deaf, songwriter-producer behind the ’60s hits “Have I the Right,” “Just Like Eddie,” “Johnny, Remember Me” and “Telstar.”
Release Dates:
K 25 October 2008 (London Film Festival) (premiere)
Netherlands 25 January 2009 (International Film Festival Rotterdam)
Germany 5 February 2009 (European Film Market)
Argentina 26 March 2009 (Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema)
USA 30 May 2009 (Seattle International Film Festival)
UK 19 June 2009
Greece 26 September 2009 (Athens Film Festival)
UK 28 September 2009 (DVD premiere)
Poland October 2009 (Warsaw Film Festival)
Belgium 7 October 2009 (Gent International Film Festival)
Sweden 20 July 2011 (DVD premiere)
Budget:
£1,250,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend Gross:
£22,343 (UK) (21 June 2009) (33 Screens)
Gross:
£64,651 (UK) (2 August 2009)
£61,481 (UK) (26 July 2009)
£59,113 (UK) (19 July 2009)
£56,722 (UK) (12 July 2009)
£52,989 (UK) (5 July 2009)
£46,371 (UK) (28 June 2009)
£22,343 (UK) (21 June 2009)
Weekend Gross:
£519 (UK) (2 August 2009) (2 Screens)
£1,062 (UK) (26 July 2009) (3 Screens)
£457 (UK) (19 July 2009) (4 Screens)
£1,007 (UK) (12 July 2009) (4 Screens)
£2,033 (UK) (5 July 2009) (3 Screens)
£5,536 (UK) (28 June 2009) (13 Screens)
£22,343 (UK) (21 June 2009) (33 Screens)