The Amityville Horror (1979)

The Amityville Horror
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $86,432,520Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,843,467 (9.1% of total gross)
Legs:11.02 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:748 opening theaters/868 max. theaters, 1.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $362,603,351

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 957 $86,432,520
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,061 $86,432,520
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300) 219 $86,432,520
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 501-600) 558 $86,432,520

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 3rd, 1979 (Wide) by American International Pictures
Video Release: September 5th, 2000 by MGM Video
MPAA Rating: R for violence, disturbing images, language, brief sexuality and drug use. (edited for re-rating)
Running Time: 118 minutes
Franchise: Amityville
Comparisons: vs. The Blair Witch Project
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Keywords: Possessed, Haunting, Based on an UNTRUE Story, 1970s, Supernatural Horror, Supernatural
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 27, 1979 1 $7,843,467   748 $10,486   $7,843,467 1
Aug 3, 1979 1 $7,843,467 n/c 0     $7,843,467 1
Aug 10, 1979 1 $6,901,959 -12% 868 $7,952   $20,156,237 2

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 3, 1979 1 $13,254,278   0     $13,254,278 1

Leading Cast

James Brolin    George Lutz
Margot Kidder    Kathy Lutz
Rod Steiger    Father Delaney

Uncategorized

James Tolkan    Coroner
Val Avery    Sgt. Gionfriddo
Amy Wright    Jackie

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Production and Technical Credits

Stuart Rosenberg    Director
Sandor Stern    Screenwriter
Jay Anson    Based on the book by
Lalo Schifrin    Composer
Hal Trussell    Lighting

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,843,467 (9.1% of total gross)
Legs:11.02 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:748 opening theaters/868 max. theaters, 1.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $362,603,351

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 957 $86,432,520
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,061 $86,432,520
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300) 219 $86,432,520
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 501-600) 558 $86,432,520

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


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 3rd, 1979 (Wide) by American International Pictures
Video Release: September 5th, 2000 by MGM Video
MPAA Rating: R for violence, disturbing images, language, brief sexuality and drug use. (edited for re-rating)
Running Time: 118 minutes
Franchise: Amityville
Comparisons: vs. The Blair Witch Project
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Possessed, Haunting, Based on an UNTRUE Story, 1970s, Supernatural Horror, Supernatural
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

James Brolin    George Lutz
Margot Kidder    Kathy Lutz
Rod Steiger    Father Delaney

Uncategorized

James Tolkan    Coroner
Val Avery    Sgt. Gionfriddo
Amy Wright    Jackie

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

Production and Technical Credits

Stuart Rosenberg    Director
Sandor Stern    Screenwriter
Jay Anson    Based on the book by
Lalo Schifrin    Composer
Hal Trussell    Lighting

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 27, 1979 1 $7,843,467   748 $10,486   $7,843,467 1
Aug 3, 1979 1 $7,843,467 n/c 0     $7,843,467 1
Aug 10, 1979 1 $6,901,959 -12% 868 $7,952   $20,156,237 2

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 3, 1979 1 $13,254,278   0     $13,254,278 1