The Fog (1980)

The Fog
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $21,445,318Details
International Box Office $550Details
Worldwide Box Office $21,445,868
Further financial details...

Synopsis

A strange, glowing fog rolls over a small coastal town one hundred years after a mysterious shipwreck and when vengeful ghosts go on a killing spree, residents look for answers even as they try to survive.

Metrics

Legs:546.31 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$1,100,000 (worldwide box office is 19.5 times production budget)
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $24,788,052

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,660 $21,445,318
All Time International Box Office (Rank 28,801-28,900) 28,856 $550
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,240 $21,445,868

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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iTunes:iTunes, iTunes

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 1st, 1980 (Wide) by Avco Embassy
October 26th, 2018 (Limited) by Rialto Pictures, released as The Fog (1980) (Re-Release)
International Releases: October 31st, 2018 (Limited) (United Kingdom)
December 14th, 2018 (Limited), released as The Fog (re:2018) (Australia)
October 29th, 2020 (Limited) (New Zealand)
December 24th, 2021 (Limited) (New Zealand)
Video Release: 1980 by MGM Video
Running Time: 89 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Serenity
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Keywords: Zombies, Revenge, Life in a Small Town, Surprise Twist, Hitchhiker, Supernatural Horror, Supernatural, Cult Movie, On a Boat, Extreme Weather
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Debra Hill Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 26, 2018 43 $39,255   30 $1,309   $21,417,616 2,022
Nov 2, 2018 69 $3,746 -90% 6 $624   $21,442,390 2,023
Nov 9, 2018 81 $1,408 -62% 3 $469   $21,445,318 2,024

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 26, 2018 42 $60,283   30 $2,009   $21,438,644 2,022
Nov 2, 2018 67 $5,266 -91% 6 $878   $21,443,910 2,023

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 12/14/2018 $502 1 1 1 $502 1/1/2019
New Zealand 10/29/2020 $0 0 1 1 $48 12/30/2021
United Kingdom 10/31/2018 $0000$0
 
International Total$550 12/30/2021

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Sep 18, 202285,821 5,821$113,451$113,4512,177

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.

Leading Cast

Adrienne Barbeau    Stevie Wayne

Supporting Cast

Jamie Lee Curtis    Elizabeth Solley
John Houseman    Machen
Janet Leigh    Kathy Williams
Hal Holbrook    Father Malone
Tommy Atkins*    Nick Castle
Nancy Loomis    Sandy Fadel
Charles Cyphers    Dan O’Bannon
Jim Jacobus    Mayor
James Canning    Dick Baxter

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

John Carpenter    Director
Debra Hill    Producer
John Carpenter    Screenwriter
Debra Hill    Screenwriter
Charles R. Bloch    Executive Producer
Dean Cundey    Cinematographer
Tommy Lee Wallace    Production Designer
Charles Bornstein    Editor
Tommy Lee Wallace    Editor
John Carpenter    Composer

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October 26th, 2018

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Synopsis

A strange, glowing fog rolls over a small coastal town one hundred years after a mysterious shipwreck and when vengeful ghosts go on a killing spree, residents look for answers even as they try to survive.

Metrics

Legs:546.31 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$1,100,000 (worldwide box office is 19.5 times production budget)
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $24,788,052

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,660 $21,445,318
All Time International Box Office (Rank 28,801-28,900) 28,856 $550
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,240 $21,445,868

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Watch Now On

iTunes:iTunes, iTunes

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 1st, 1980 (Wide) by Avco Embassy
October 26th, 2018 (Limited) by Rialto Pictures, released as The Fog (1980) (Re-Release)
International Releases: October 31st, 2018 (Limited) (United Kingdom)
December 14th, 2018 (Limited), released as The Fog (re:2018) (Australia)
October 29th, 2020 (Limited) (New Zealand)
December 24th, 2021 (Limited) (New Zealand)
Video Release: 1980 by MGM Video
Running Time: 89 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Serenity
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Zombies, Revenge, Life in a Small Town, Surprise Twist, Hitchhiker, Supernatural Horror, Supernatural, Cult Movie, On a Boat, Extreme Weather
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Debra Hill Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Adrienne Barbeau    Stevie Wayne

Supporting Cast

Jamie Lee Curtis    Elizabeth Solley
John Houseman    Machen
Janet Leigh    Kathy Williams
Hal Holbrook    Father Malone
Tommy Atkins*    Nick Castle
Nancy Loomis    Sandy Fadel
Charles Cyphers    Dan O’Bannon
Jim Jacobus    Mayor
James Canning    Dick Baxter

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

John Carpenter    Director
Debra Hill    Producer
John Carpenter    Screenwriter
Debra Hill    Screenwriter
Charles R. Bloch    Executive Producer
Dean Cundey    Cinematographer
Tommy Lee Wallace    Production Designer
Charles Bornstein    Editor
Tommy Lee Wallace    Editor
John Carpenter    Composer

Limited and VOD Releases: Limited Releases are Leaving us in Suspense

October 26th, 2018

Suspiria

It is a little difficult to figure out which limited release has the best shot at box office success. Suspiria has the loudest buzz, but its reviews are only good and not great. Shirkersreviews are great, but it is playing on Netflix, so it likely won’t go anywhere in theaters. Life & Nothing More, Border, Burning, and others could pick up the slack, but none jump out as guaranteed hits. More...

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 26, 2018 43 $39,255   30 $1,309   $21,417,616 2,022
Nov 2, 2018 69 $3,746 -90% 6 $624   $21,442,390 2,023
Nov 9, 2018 81 $1,408 -62% 3 $469   $21,445,318 2,024

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 26, 2018 42 $60,283   30 $2,009   $21,438,644 2,022
Nov 2, 2018 67 $5,266 -91% 6 $878   $21,443,910 2,023

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 12/14/2018 $502 1 1 1 $502 1/1/2019
New Zealand 10/29/2020 $0 0 1 1 $48 12/30/2021
United Kingdom 10/31/2018 $0000$0
 
International Total$550 12/30/2021

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Sep 18, 202285,821 5,821$113,451$113,4512,177

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.