The Pagemaster (1994)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $12,039,526Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,188,399 (34.8% of total gross)
Legs:2.87 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,803 opening theaters/1,803 max. theaters, 4.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $30,989,400

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,973 $12,039,526
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,901-7,000) 6,983 $12,039,526

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 23rd, 1994 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
MPAA Rating: G
Running Time: 80 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Friday
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Keywords: Family Adventure, Franchise Crossover, Fiction / Reality Crossover, Dragon
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Animation/Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 243 $11,600,218 Nov 25, 1994 5
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 246 $9,403,363 Nov 25, 1994 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 3-Day) 90 $4,188,399 Nov 25, 1994 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 82 $11,600,218 Nov 25, 1994 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 5-Day) 97 $4,188,399 Nov 25, 1994 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 90 $11,600,218 Nov 25, 1994 5

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 25, 1994 8 $4,188,399   1,803 $2,323   $5,140,039 1
Dec 2, 1994 11 $1,862,507 -56% 1,803 $1,033   $7,550,328 2
Dec 9, 1994 13 $1,027,939 -45% 1,380 $745   $8,956,155 3
Dec 16, 1994 14 $623,388 -39% 969 $643   $9,821,000 4
Dec 23, 1994 25 $295,106 -53% 567 $520   $10,550,515 5
Dec 30, 1994 22 $594,162 +101% 521 $1,140   $11,473,414 6
Jan 6, 1995 23 $411,498 -31% 572 $719   $11,992,698 7

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 25, 1994 9 $4,736,181   1,803 $2,627   $5,687,821 2
Dec 2, 1994 11 $2,240,395 -53% 1,803 $1,243   $7,928,216 3
Dec 9, 1994 13 $1,269,396 -43% 1,380 $920   $9,197,612 4
Dec 16, 1994 15 $1,057,797 -17% 969 $1,092   $10,255,409 5
Dec 23, 1994 25 $623,843 -41% 567 $1,100   $10,879,252 6
Dec 30, 1994 23 $701,948 +13% 521 $1,347   $11,581,200 7

Supporting Cast

Whoopi Goldberg    Fantasy

Uncategorized

Ed Begley, Jr.    Alan Tyler
Phil Hartman    Tom Morgan
Patrick Stewart    Adventure (voice)
Frank Welker    Horror/Dragon
Christopher Lloyd    Mr. Dewey and the Pagemaster
Jim Cummings    Long John Silver
Macaulay Culkin    Richard Tyler
Leonard Nimoy    Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
Mel Harris    Claire Tyler

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

Production and Technical Credits

Joe Johnston    Director
Maurice Hunt    Director
David Casci    Screenwriter
David Kirschner    Screenwriter
Ernie Contreras    Screenwriter
James Horner    Composer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,188,399 (34.8% of total gross)
Legs:2.87 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,803 opening theaters/1,803 max. theaters, 4.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $30,989,400

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,973 $12,039,526
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,901-7,000) 6,983 $12,039,526

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 23rd, 1994 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
MPAA Rating: G
Running Time: 80 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Friday
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Family Adventure, Franchise Crossover, Fiction / Reality Crossover, Dragon
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Animation/Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 243 $11,600,218 Nov 25, 1994 5
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 246 $9,403,363 Nov 25, 1994 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 3-Day) 90 $4,188,399 Nov 25, 1994 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 82 $11,600,218 Nov 25, 1994 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 5-Day) 97 $4,188,399 Nov 25, 1994 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 90 $11,600,218 Nov 25, 1994 5

Supporting Cast

Whoopi Goldberg    Fantasy

Uncategorized

Ed Begley, Jr.    Alan Tyler
Phil Hartman    Tom Morgan
Patrick Stewart    Adventure (voice)
Frank Welker    Horror/Dragon
Christopher Lloyd    Mr. Dewey and the Pagemaster
Jim Cummings    Long John Silver
Macaulay Culkin    Richard Tyler
Leonard Nimoy    Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
Mel Harris    Claire Tyler

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

Production and Technical Credits

Joe Johnston    Director
Maurice Hunt    Director
David Casci    Screenwriter
David Kirschner    Screenwriter
Ernie Contreras    Screenwriter
James Horner    Composer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 25, 1994 8 $4,188,399   1,803 $2,323   $5,140,039 1
Dec 2, 1994 11 $1,862,507 -56% 1,803 $1,033   $7,550,328 2
Dec 9, 1994 13 $1,027,939 -45% 1,380 $745   $8,956,155 3
Dec 16, 1994 14 $623,388 -39% 969 $643   $9,821,000 4
Dec 23, 1994 25 $295,106 -53% 567 $520   $10,550,515 5
Dec 30, 1994 22 $594,162 +101% 521 $1,140   $11,473,414 6
Jan 6, 1995 23 $411,498 -31% 572 $719   $11,992,698 7

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 25, 1994 9 $4,736,181   1,803 $2,627   $5,687,821 2
Dec 2, 1994 11 $2,240,395 -53% 1,803 $1,243   $7,928,216 3
Dec 9, 1994 13 $1,269,396 -43% 1,380 $920   $9,197,612 4
Dec 16, 1994 15 $1,057,797 -17% 969 $1,092   $10,255,409 5
Dec 23, 1994 25 $623,843 -41% 567 $1,100   $10,879,252 6
Dec 30, 1994 23 $701,948 +13% 521 $1,347   $11,581,200 7