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| Theatrical Performance (US$) | ||
| Australia Box Office | $912,713 | Details |
| Worldwide Box Office | $155,750,628 | Details |
| Further financial details... | ||
| Production Budget: | $90,000,000 |
| Australia Releases: | March 25th, 2004 (Wide) |
| Video Release: | April 20th, 2004 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment |
| MPAA Rating: | PG for frightening images, thematic elements and language |
| Running Time: | 88 minutes |
| Keywords: | Kids Horror, Haunted House, Haunting, Friendly Ghost, Remake |
| Source: | Based on Theme Park Ride |
| Genre: | Adventure |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Kids Fiction |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
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It's a rather slow week for DVD releases with fewer than normal instantly jumping out as must haves. There were some contenders for DVD Pick of the Week with the top two being Masters of Horror: Larry Cohen - Pick Me Up - Buy from Amazon and Over the Hedge - Buy from Amazon. If I were to give the edge to one of them, it would be Over the Hedge.
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May 4th, 2004
After a huge start in the international market, there was a series a steep drops for Kill Bill: Volume 2 that all but guarantees it won't earn as much as the original. Drops like 51% in Germany, 46% in Italy helped push the weekend total down to just $10 million in 27 markets. More...April 19th, 2004
Every week films get a second chance at success from the home market; or, in some cases, a first chance at success. Here is a list of wide releases, limited releases and a few from the growing TV on DVD section. It was a special edition that caught my eye this week, A League of Their Own - (Buy from Amazon) and it is my DVD pick of the week. More...February 24th, 2004
It took a couple days longer than expected, but Lord of the Rings: Return of the King crossed the $1 billion mark over the weekend. The weekend total of $13.9 million was also good enough for first place on the international charts. Internationally it is still in third place behind Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, but that should change by the weekend. More...February 18th, 2004
February 3rd, 2004
Strong holdovers and a half a dozen smaller openings kept The Last Samurai in first place on the international scene for the third weekend in a row. This week it took in another $23.3 million to raise its total to nearly $250 million internationally. Ken Watanabe's Oscar nomination helped the film's Japanese take rise by 22% from last weekend, and is now just shy of $100 million in that nation. More...December 15th, 2003
While the weekend after Thanksgiving is usually soft, the weekend after that usually sees a bit of a rebound. Last year, for instance, we saw a nearly 20% week-to-week increase at the box office. This year we weren't so lucky. No movie in the top five beat box office expectations, while a couple did place higher on the charts due to weaker than expected competition. This led to a drop of nearly 9% from last week and 13% from last year.
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December 9th, 2003
The post Thanksgivings weekend was even tougher on the movie industry than predicted with only one movie in the top five living up to expectations. Some analysts are blaming it on the storm in the Northeast, but the internal multiplier doesn't really support that. And while the box office did drop 40% from last week, it was well ahead of last year to the tune of almost 20%. Year-to-date 2003 is still more than $100 million behind 2002 and with only one movie left that is a sure bet to make that much, catching up is not expected.
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December 5th, 2003
Guessing what movie will finish first this weekend is a no-brainer. Guessing where the second new release of the weekend will land is a little trickier. Leftovers... I mean holdovers will suffer the post holiday blues this weekend, especially family friendly films.
More...December 1st, 2003
While all but one for the movies opening over the 5-day Thanksgiving weekend failed to make a big splash at the box office, the holdovers picked up the slack. The extra helpings of family films helped this Thanksgiving weekend 7% up from last year for the 3-day weekend. But a weak Wednesday / Thursday lead to a 6% drop for the 5-day weekend. The mixed results sent 2003's box office a little further behind 2002.
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November 28th, 2003
This Thanksgiving is turning out to be rather disappointing. Early estimates are about on par with last year when all five wide releases failed to make a major impact at the box office. This year will be a little better, but only because of inflation.
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November 27th, 2003
During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here's a list of highlights, plus one last look at websites for films opening this week. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details.
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November 26th, 2003
The Thanksgivings Long weekend is traditionally one of the busiest times of the year at the box office. And tonight there are four new movies opening competing for the holiday dollar.
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November 6th, 2003
October 23rd, 2003
September 24th, 2003
Because some of our sources provide box office data in their local currency, while we use USD in the graph above and table below, exchange rate fluctuations can have effect on the data causing stronger increases or even decreases of the cumulative box office.
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Screens | Per Screen | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004/03/26 | - | $912,713 | 240 | $3,803 | $912,713 | 1 |
| Territory | Release Date |
Opening Weekend |
Opening Weekend Screens |
Maximum Screens |
Theatrical Engagements |
Total Box Office |
Report Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 3/25/2004 | $912,713 | 240 | 240 | 240 | $912,713 | 4/3/2020 |
| North America | 11/26/2003 | $24,278,410 | 3,122 | 3,122 | 19,087 | $75,817,994 | |
| Rest of World | $79,019,921 | ||||||
| Worldwide Total | $155,750,628 | 4/3/2020 | |||||
Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.
| Eddie Murphy | Jim Evers |
| Martin Klebba | Happy Ghost | |
| Nathaniel Parker | Master Gracey | |
| Wallace Shawn | Ezra | |
| Terence Stamp | Ramsley | |
| Marsha Thomason | Sara Evers | |
| Jennifer Tilly | Madame Leota |
For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.
| Rob Minkoff | Director | |
| Mark Mancina | Composer | |
| Rosemary Brandenberg | Set Decorator | |
| Don Hahn | Producer | |
| David Wyman | Sound Mixer |
The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.
