Lord of Illusions (1995)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $13,249,614Details
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $534,537 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $534,537
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,800,258 (36.2% of total gross)
Legs:2.76 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,533 opening theaters/1,533 max. theaters, 4.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $32,834,673

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,768 $13,249,614
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,701-6,800) 6,703 $13,249,614
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,642 $13,249,614
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,016 $13,249,614

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 25th, 1995 (Wide) by MGM
Video Release: December 16th, 2014 by Shout Factory
MPAA Rating: R for strong violence and gore, and for language and sexuality
Running Time: 109 minutes
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Keywords: Film Noir, Supernatural Horror, Supernatural, Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author, 1980s, Prologue, Cults, Human Sacrifice, Faked Death
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 290 $7,802,006 Sep 1, 1995 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 25, 1995 5 $4,800,258   1,533 $3,131   $4,800,258 1
Sep 1, 1995 11 $3,003,427 -37% 1,533 $1,959   $9,690,281 2
Sep 8, 1995 16 $1,002,385 -67% 1,258 $797   $11,503,122 3
Sep 15, 1995 24 $458,929 -54% 734 $625   $12,360,537 4
Sep 22, 1995 29 $252,626 -45% 421 $600   $12,785,977 5
Sep 29, 1995 35 $136,455 -46% 248 $550   $13,003,250 6
Oct 6, 1995 41 $90,838 -33% 321 $283   $13,143,235 7
Oct 13, 1995 48 $47,849 -47% 251 $191   $13,229,129 8

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 25, 1995 5 $6,686,854   1,533 $4,362   $6,686,854 1
Sep 1, 1995 10 $3,813,883 -43% 1,533 $2,488   $10,500,737 2
Sep 8, 1995 15 $1,400,871 -63% 1,258 $1,114   $11,901,608 3
Sep 15, 1995 24 $631,743 -55% 734 $861   $12,533,351 4
Sep 22, 1995 28 $333,444 -47% 421 $792   $12,866,795 5
Sep 29, 1995 36 $185,602 -44% 248 $748   $13,052,397 6
Oct 6, 1995 40 $128,883 -31% 321 $402   $13,181,280 7

Uncategorized

Famke Janssen    Dorothea
Vincent Schiavelli    Vinovich
Kevin J. O’Connor    Philip Swann
Scott Bakula    Harry D'Amour
Ken Davitian    Audience Member

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

Production and Technical Credits

Clive Barker    Director
Clive Barker    Screenwriter
Clive Barker    Story Creator

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,800,258 (36.2% of total gross)
Legs:2.76 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,533 opening theaters/1,533 max. theaters, 4.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $32,834,673

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,768 $13,249,614
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,701-6,800) 6,703 $13,249,614
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,642 $13,249,614
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,016 $13,249,614

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 25th, 1995 (Wide) by MGM
Video Release: December 16th, 2014 by Shout Factory
MPAA Rating: R for strong violence and gore, and for language and sexuality
Running Time: 109 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Film Noir, Supernatural Horror, Supernatural, Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author, 1980s, Prologue, Cults, Human Sacrifice, Faked Death
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 290 $7,802,006 Sep 1, 1995 10

Uncategorized

Famke Janssen    Dorothea
Vincent Schiavelli    Vinovich
Kevin J. O’Connor    Philip Swann
Scott Bakula    Harry D'Amour
Ken Davitian    Audience Member

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

Production and Technical Credits

Clive Barker    Director
Clive Barker    Screenwriter
Clive Barker    Story Creator

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 25, 1995 5 $4,800,258   1,533 $3,131   $4,800,258 1
Sep 1, 1995 11 $3,003,427 -37% 1,533 $1,959   $9,690,281 2
Sep 8, 1995 16 $1,002,385 -67% 1,258 $797   $11,503,122 3
Sep 15, 1995 24 $458,929 -54% 734 $625   $12,360,537 4
Sep 22, 1995 29 $252,626 -45% 421 $600   $12,785,977 5
Sep 29, 1995 35 $136,455 -46% 248 $550   $13,003,250 6
Oct 6, 1995 41 $90,838 -33% 321 $283   $13,143,235 7
Oct 13, 1995 48 $47,849 -47% 251 $191   $13,229,129 8

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 25, 1995 5 $6,686,854   1,533 $4,362   $6,686,854 1
Sep 1, 1995 10 $3,813,883 -43% 1,533 $2,488   $10,500,737 2
Sep 8, 1995 15 $1,400,871 -63% 1,258 $1,114   $11,901,608 3
Sep 15, 1995 24 $631,743 -55% 734 $861   $12,533,351 4
Sep 22, 1995 28 $333,444 -47% 421 $792   $12,866,795 5
Sep 29, 1995 36 $185,602 -44% 248 $748   $13,052,397 6
Oct 6, 1995 40 $128,883 -31% 321 $402   $13,181,280 7