The Craft (1996)

The Craft
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $24,769,466Details
International Box Office $30,900,000Details
Worldwide Box Office $55,669,466
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$6,710,995 (27.1% of total gross)
Legs:3.69 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:44.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$15,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,757 opening theaters/1,762 max. theaters, 6.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $59,009,604

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 3rd, 1996 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: November 19th, 2020 (Limited) (Australia)
Video Release: September 12th, 2000 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for some terror and violence, and for brief language.
Running Time: 101 minutes
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
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Keywords: Religious, Supernatural Horror, Supernatural, Witches, New Guy/Girl in School, Social Outcast, Friends turned Enemies
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Columbia Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 256 $6,854,998 May 24, 1996 24

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 3, 1996 1 $6,710,995   1,757 $3,820   $6,710,995 1
May 10, 1996 3 $3,611,880 -46% 1,762 $2,050   $12,257,671 2
May 17, 1996 3 $3,018,289 -16% 1,762 $1,713   $15,470,314 3
May 24, 1996 6 $2,681,334 -11% 1,762 $1,522   $20,003,536 4
May 31, 1996 9 $1,012,512 -62% 1,375 $736   $21,550,068 5
Jun 7, 1996 13 $410,645 -59% 700 $587   $22,410,910 6
Jun 14, 1996 28 $127,193 -69% 458 $278   $22,707,440 7
Jun 21, 1996 33 $86,626 -32% 236 $367   $22,832,921 8
Jun 28, 1996 17 $355,584 +310% 600 $593   $23,209,510 9
Jul 5, 1996 24 $233,986 -34% 346 $676   $23,551,433 10
Jul 12, 1996 26 $162,917 -30% 271 $601   $23,832,292 11
Jul 19, 1996 28 $113,588 -30% 165 $688   $24,049,019 12
Jul 26, 1996 31 $101,123 -11% 136 $744   $24,260,549 13
Aug 2, 1996 36 $77,256 -24% 118 $655   $24,416,137 14
Aug 9, 1996 41 $62,192 -19% 92 $676   $24,541,969 15
Aug 16, 1996 46 $46,311 -26% 77 $601   $24,623,567 16
Aug 23, 1996 49 $43,282 -7% 58 $746   $24,703,049 17

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 3, 1996 1 $8,645,791   1,757 $4,921   $8,645,791 1
May 10, 1996 3 $3,806,234 -56% 1,762 $2,160   $12,452,025 2
May 17, 1996 3 $4,870,177 +28% 1,762 $2,764   $17,322,202 3
May 24, 1996 6 $3,215,354 -34% 1,762 $1,825   $20,537,556 4
May 31, 1996 9 $1,462,709 -55% 1,375 $1,064   $22,000,265 5
Jun 7, 1996 14 $579,982 -60% 700 $829   $22,580,247 6
Jun 14, 1996 28 $166,048 -71% 458 $363   $22,746,295 7
Jun 21, 1996 34 $107,631 -35% 236 $456   $22,853,926 8
Jun 28, 1996 16 $463,521 +331% 600 $773   $23,317,447 9
Jul 5, 1996 24 $351,928 -24% 346 $1,017   $23,669,375 10
Jul 12, 1996 26 $266,056 -24% 271 $982   $23,935,431 11
Jul 19, 1996 26 $223,995 -16% 165 $1,358   $24,159,426 12
Jul 26, 1996 29 $179,455 -20% 136 $1,320   $24,338,881 13
Aug 2, 1996 35 $140,896 -21% 118 $1,194   $24,479,777 14
Aug 9, 1996 39 $97,479 -31% 92 $1,060   $24,577,256 15
Aug 16, 1996 41 $82,511 -15% 77 $1,072   $24,659,767 16

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 11/19/2020 $604 1 6 7 $424 12/11/2020
 
Rest of World $30,899,576
 
International Total$30,900,000 12/11/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Leading Cast

Robin Tunney    Sarah Bailey
Fairuza Balk    Nancy
Neve Campbell    Bonnie
Rachel True    Rochelle

Supporting Cast

Christine Taylor    Laura Lizzie
Breckin Meyer    Mitt
Skeet Ulrich    Chris Hooker
Helen Shaver    Grace Downs
Cliff De Young    Mr. Bailey
Assumpta Serna    Lirio

Cameos

John Kapelos    Ray

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

Production and Technical Credits

Andrew Fleming    Director
Graeme Revell    Composer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$6,710,995 (27.1% of total gross)
Legs:3.69 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:44.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$15,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,757 opening theaters/1,762 max. theaters, 6.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $59,009,604

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play, Google Play

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 3rd, 1996 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: November 19th, 2020 (Limited) (Australia)
Video Release: September 12th, 2000 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for some terror and violence, and for brief language.
Running Time: 101 minutes
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Religious, Supernatural Horror, Supernatural, Witches, New Guy/Girl in School, Social Outcast, Friends turned Enemies
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Columbia Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 256 $6,854,998 May 24, 1996 24

Leading Cast

Robin Tunney    Sarah Bailey
Fairuza Balk    Nancy
Neve Campbell    Bonnie
Rachel True    Rochelle

Supporting Cast

Christine Taylor    Laura Lizzie
Breckin Meyer    Mitt
Skeet Ulrich    Chris Hooker
Helen Shaver    Grace Downs
Cliff De Young    Mr. Bailey
Assumpta Serna    Lirio

Cameos

John Kapelos    Ray

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

Production and Technical Credits

Andrew Fleming    Director
Graeme Revell    Composer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 3, 1996 1 $6,710,995   1,757 $3,820   $6,710,995 1
May 10, 1996 3 $3,611,880 -46% 1,762 $2,050   $12,257,671 2
May 17, 1996 3 $3,018,289 -16% 1,762 $1,713   $15,470,314 3
May 24, 1996 6 $2,681,334 -11% 1,762 $1,522   $20,003,536 4
May 31, 1996 9 $1,012,512 -62% 1,375 $736   $21,550,068 5
Jun 7, 1996 13 $410,645 -59% 700 $587   $22,410,910 6
Jun 14, 1996 28 $127,193 -69% 458 $278   $22,707,440 7
Jun 21, 1996 33 $86,626 -32% 236 $367   $22,832,921 8
Jun 28, 1996 17 $355,584 +310% 600 $593   $23,209,510 9
Jul 5, 1996 24 $233,986 -34% 346 $676   $23,551,433 10
Jul 12, 1996 26 $162,917 -30% 271 $601   $23,832,292 11
Jul 19, 1996 28 $113,588 -30% 165 $688   $24,049,019 12
Jul 26, 1996 31 $101,123 -11% 136 $744   $24,260,549 13
Aug 2, 1996 36 $77,256 -24% 118 $655   $24,416,137 14
Aug 9, 1996 41 $62,192 -19% 92 $676   $24,541,969 15
Aug 16, 1996 46 $46,311 -26% 77 $601   $24,623,567 16
Aug 23, 1996 49 $43,282 -7% 58 $746   $24,703,049 17

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 3, 1996 1 $8,645,791   1,757 $4,921   $8,645,791 1
May 10, 1996 3 $3,806,234 -56% 1,762 $2,160   $12,452,025 2
May 17, 1996 3 $4,870,177 +28% 1,762 $2,764   $17,322,202 3
May 24, 1996 6 $3,215,354 -34% 1,762 $1,825   $20,537,556 4
May 31, 1996 9 $1,462,709 -55% 1,375 $1,064   $22,000,265 5
Jun 7, 1996 14 $579,982 -60% 700 $829   $22,580,247 6
Jun 14, 1996 28 $166,048 -71% 458 $363   $22,746,295 7
Jun 21, 1996 34 $107,631 -35% 236 $456   $22,853,926 8
Jun 28, 1996 16 $463,521 +331% 600 $773   $23,317,447 9
Jul 5, 1996 24 $351,928 -24% 346 $1,017   $23,669,375 10
Jul 12, 1996 26 $266,056 -24% 271 $982   $23,935,431 11
Jul 19, 1996 26 $223,995 -16% 165 $1,358   $24,159,426 12
Jul 26, 1996 29 $179,455 -20% 136 $1,320   $24,338,881 13
Aug 2, 1996 35 $140,896 -21% 118 $1,194   $24,479,777 14
Aug 9, 1996 39 $97,479 -31% 92 $1,060   $24,577,256 15
Aug 16, 1996 41 $82,511 -15% 77 $1,072   $24,659,767 16

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 11/19/2020 $604 1 6 7 $424 12/11/2020
 
Rest of World $30,899,576
 
International Total$30,900,000 12/11/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records