Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $14,343,976Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$6,251,310 (43.6% of total gross)
Legs:2.29 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$5,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,683 opening theaters/1,683 max. theaters, 2.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $37,855,150

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,592 $14,343,976
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,467 $14,343,976
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,576 $14,343,976
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,948 $14,343,976

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 28th, 1989 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: September 15th, 1989 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 100 minutes
Franchise: Friday the 13th
Comparisons: vs. Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
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Keywords: Slasher Horror
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production Countries: Canada, United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 28, 1989 5 $6,251,310   1,683 $3,714   $6,251,310 1
Aug 4, 1989 9 $2,598,830 -58% 1,683 $1,544   $11,084,640 2

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 28, 1989 5 $8,485,810   1,683 $5,042   $8,485,810 1

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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Kelly Hu    Eva Watanabe
Kane Hodder    Jason Voorhees

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Featured DVD Review: Friday the 13th: The Ultimate Collection

September 29th, 2011

This week Friday the 13th Box Set: The Ultimate Collection comes out on the home market. And note, that's The Ultimate Collection, not The Complete Collection, because after Jason Takes Manhattan, a new studio took over the franchise. I've previously reviewed most of these films, so I'll just go over the two I missed, after a short recap... More...


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$6,251,310 (43.6% of total gross)
Legs:2.29 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$5,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,683 opening theaters/1,683 max. theaters, 2.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $37,855,150

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,592 $14,343,976
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,467 $14,343,976
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,576 $14,343,976
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,948 $14,343,976

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 28th, 1989 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: September 15th, 1989 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 100 minutes
Franchise: Friday the 13th
Comparisons: vs. Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Slasher Horror
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production Countries: Canada, United States
Languages: English

Uncategorized

Kelly Hu    Eva Watanabe
Kane Hodder    Jason Voorhees

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

Featured DVD Review: Friday the 13th: The Ultimate Collection

September 29th, 2011

This week Friday the 13th Box Set: The Ultimate Collection comes out on the home market. And note, that's The Ultimate Collection, not The Complete Collection, because after Jason Takes Manhattan, a new studio took over the franchise. I've previously reviewed most of these films, so I'll just go over the two I missed, after a short recap... More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 28, 1989 5 $6,251,310   1,683 $3,714   $6,251,310 1
Aug 4, 1989 9 $2,598,830 -58% 1,683 $1,544   $11,084,640 2

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 28, 1989 5 $8,485,810   1,683 $5,042   $8,485,810 1

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records