Event Horizon (1997)
| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $26,673,242 | Details |
| International Box Office | $712 | Details |
| Worldwide Box Office | $26,673,954 | |
| Domestic Physical Disc Sales | ||
| DVD Sales (estimated) | $439,121 | |
| Blu-ray Sales (estimated) | $1,496,699 | |
| Total | $1,935,820 | |
| OpusData ID: 20420100 More info... | ||
| Further financial details... | ||
Synopsis
When the Event Horizon, a spacecraft that vanished years earlier, suddenly reappears, a team is dispatched to investigate the ship. Accompanied by the Event Horizon’s creator, William Weir, the crew of the Lewis and Clark, led by Capt. Miller, begins to explore the seemingly abandoned vessel. However, it soon becomes evident that something sinister resides in its corridors, and that the horrors that befell the Event Horizon’s previous journey are still present.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $9,511,915 (35.7% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 2.80 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $60,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.4 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 2,311 opening theaters/2,328 max. theaters, 4.9 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $65,724,254 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | August 15th, 1997 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| International Releases: | October 8th, 2010 (Wide) (New Zealand)
December 3rd, 2020 (Limited) (Australia) |
| Video Release: | December 15th, 1998 by Paramount Home Video |
| MPA Rating: | R for strong violence and gore, language and some nudity. |
| Running Time: | 95 minutes |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Development Hell |
| Plot point: | Demons, Hallucinations, Haunting, Heaven and Hell, Time Travel |
| Social setting: | Space Program |
| Subgenre: | Gorn or Splatter Horror |
| Target audience: | Cult Movie |
| Time period setting: | Near Future |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Horror |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Science Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Paramount Pictures, Lawrence Gordon, Golar |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 1997 | 4 | $9,511,915 | 2,311 | $4,116 | $9,511,915 | 1 | |
| Aug 22, 1997 | 7 | $4,357,366 | -54% | 2,328 | $1,872 | $17,793,622 | 2 |
| Aug 29, 1997 | 11 | $3,115,054 | -29% | 2,328 | $1,338 | $22,588,898 | 3 |
| Sep 5, 1997 | 13 | $1,252,683 | -60% | 1,630 | $769 | $24,397,486 | 4 |
| Sep 12, 1997 | 15 | $916,776 | -27% | 1,121 | $818 | $25,672,544 | 5 |
| Sep 19, 1997 | 28 | $215,194 | -77% | 623 | $345 | $26,139,603 | 6 |
| Sep 26, 1997 | 39 | $64,873 | -70% | 219 | $296 | $26,277,546 | 7 |
| Oct 3, 1997 | 53 | $23,726 | -63% | 105 | $226 | $26,321,167 | 8 |
| Oct 17, 1997 | 34 | $149,697 | 416 | $360 | $26,494,965 | 10 | |
| Oct 24, 1997 | 46 | $54,202 | -64% | 208 | $261 | $26,616,590 | 11 |
| Oct 31, 1997 | 65 | $13,725 | -75% | 73 | $188 | $26,652,957 | 12 |
| Nov 7, 1997 | 70 | $6,398 | -53% | 30 | $213 | $26,668,092 | 13 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 1997 | 4 | $3,088,865 | 2,311 | $1,337 | $3,088,865 | 1 | ||
| Aug 16, 1997 | 4 | $3,512,269 | +14% | 2,311 | $1,520 | $6,601,134 | 2 | |
| Aug 17, 1997 | 4 | $2,910,781 | -17% | 2,311 | $1,260 | $9,511,915 | 3 | |
| Aug 18, 1997 | 4 | $1,120,253 | -62% | 2,311 | $485 | $10,632,168 | 4 | |
| Aug 19, 1997 | 4 | $1,032,555 | -8% | 2,311 | $447 | $11,664,723 | 5 | |
| Aug 20, 1997 | 4 | $903,037 | -13% | 2,311 | $391 | $12,567,760 | 6 | |
| Aug 21, 1997 | 4 | $868,496 | -4% | 2,311 | $376 | $13,436,256 | 7 | |
| Aug 22, 1997 | 7 | $1,357,814 | +56% | -56% | 2,328 | $583 | $14,794,070 | 8 |
| Aug 23, 1997 | 7 | $1,711,494 | +26% | -51% | 2,328 | $735 | $16,505,564 | 9 |
| Aug 24, 1997 | 7 | $1,288,058 | -25% | -56% | 2,328 | $553 | $17,793,622 | 10 |
| Aug 25, 1997 | 7 | $465,142 | -64% | -58% | 2,328 | $200 | $18,258,764 | 11 |
| Aug 26, 1997 | 7 | $492,678 | +6% | -52% | 2,328 | $212 | $18,742,442 | 12 |
| Aug 27, 1997 | 8 | $362,184 | -26% | -60% | 2,328 | $156 | $19,104,626 | 13 |
| Aug 28, 1997 | 9 | $360,218 | -1% | -59% | 2,328 | $155 | $19,464,844 | 14 |
| Aug 29, 1997 | 10 | $728,765 | +102% | -46% | 2,328 | $313 | $20,193,609 | 15 |
| Aug 30, 1997 | 11 | $912,890 | +25% | -47% | 2,328 | $392 | $21,106,499 | 16 |
| Aug 31, 1997 | 10 | $891,259 | -2% | -31% | 2,328 | $383 | $21,997,758 | 17 |
| Sep 1, 1997 | 14 | $582,140 | -35% | +25% | 2,328 | $250 | $22,579,898 | 18 |
| Sep 2, 1997 | 10 | $226,111 | -61% | -54% | 2,328 | $97 | $22,815,009 | 19 |
| Sep 3, 1997 | 10 | $171,628 | -24% | -53% | 2,328 | $74 | $22,986,637 | 20 |
| Sep 4, 1997 | 9 | $158,166 | -8% | -56% | 2,328 | $68 | $23,144,803 | 21 |
| Sep 5, 1997 | 12 | $379,398 | +140% | -48% | 1,630 | $233 | $23,524,201 | 22 |
| Sep 6, 1997 | 13 | $585,405 | +54% | -36% | 1,630 | $359 | $24,109,606 | 23 |
| Sep 7, 1997 | 15 | $287,880 | -51% | -68% | 1,630 | $177 | $24,397,486 | 24 |
| Sep 8, 1997 | 13 | $82,539 | -71% | -86% | 1,630 | $51 | $24,480,025 | 25 |
| Sep 9, 1997 | 12 | $108,263 | +31% | -52% | 1,630 | $66 | $24,588,288 | 26 |
| Sep 10, 1997 | 13 | $82,662 | -24% | -52% | 1,630 | $51 | $24,670,950 | 27 |
| Sep 11, 1997 | 14 | $84,818 | +3% | -46% | 1,630 | $52 | $24,755,768 | 28 |
| Sep 12, 1997 | - | $208,961 | +146% | -45% | 1,121 | $186 | $24,964,729 | 29 |
| Sep 13, 1997 | - | $576,517 | +176% | -2% | 1,121 | $514 | $25,541,246 | 30 |
| Sep 14, 1997 | - | $131,298 | -77% | -54% | 1,121 | $117 | $25,672,544 | 31 |
| Sep 15, 1997 | - | $54,127 | -59% | -34% | 1,121 | $48 | $25,726,671 | 32 |
| Sep 16, 1997 | - | $81,784 | +51% | -24% | 1,121 | $73 | $25,808,455 | 33 |
| Sep 17, 1997 | - | $58,172 | -29% | -30% | 1,121 | $52 | $25,866,627 | 34 |
| Sep 18, 1997 | - | $57,782 | -1% | -32% | 1,121 | $52 | $25,924,409 | 35 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 1997 | 4 | $13,436,256 | 2,311 | $5,814 | $13,436,256 | 1 | |
| Aug 22, 1997 | 7 | $6,037,588 | -55% | 2,328 | $2,593 | $19,473,844 | 2 |
| Aug 29, 1997 | 11 | $3,670,959 | -39% | 2,328 | $1,577 | $23,144,803 | 3 |
| Sep 5, 1997 | 12 | $1,610,965 | -56% | 1,630 | $988 | $24,755,768 | 4 |
| Sep 12, 1997 | 15 | $1,168,641 | -27% | 1,121 | $1,042 | $25,924,409 | 5 |
| Sep 19, 1997 | 28 | $288,264 | -75% | 623 | $463 | $26,212,673 | 6 |
| Sep 26, 1997 | 40 | $84,768 | -71% | 219 | $387 | $26,297,441 | 7 |
| Oct 17, 1997 | 35 | $217,120 | 416 | $522 | $26,562,388 | 10 | |
| Oct 24, 1997 | 43 | $76,844 | -65% | 208 | $369 | $26,639,232 | 11 |
| Oct 31, 1997 | 61 | $22,462 | -71% | 73 | $308 | $26,661,694 | 12 |
Top International Territories
Box Office Summary Per Territory
| Territory | Release Date |
Opening Weekend |
Opening Weekend Screens/Theaters |
Maximum Screens/Theaters |
Theatrical Engagements |
Total Box Office |
Report Date |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 10/8/2010 | $0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | $125 | 10/19/2022 | |||
| Rest of World | $587 | |||||||||
| International Total | $712 | 10/19/2022 | ||||||||
Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.
Leading
| Laurence Fishburne | Miller | |
| Sam Neill | Weir |
Supporting
| Kathleen Quinlan | Peters, Med Tech | |
| Joely Richardson | Lt. Starck, Executive Officer | |
| Jack Noseworthy | Justin | |
| Jason Isaacs | D.J | |
| Richard T. Jones | Cooper | |
| Sean Pertwee | Smith | |
| Peter Marinker | Kilpack | |
| Noah Huntley | Burning Man |
Production and Technical Credits
| Paul W.S. Anderson | Director | |
| Jeremy Bolt | Producer | |
| Lawrence Gordon | Producer | |
| Lloyd Levin | Producer | |
| Philip Eisner | Screenwriter | |
| Nick Gillott | Executive Producer | |
| Adrian Biddle | Director of Photography | |
| Joseph Bennett | Production Designer | |
| Martin Hunter | Editor | |
| Richard Yuricich | Visual Effects Supervisor | |
| John Mollo | Costume Designer | |
| Michael Kamen | Composer | |
| Neil Corbould | Special Effects Supervisor | |
| Sallie Anne Hard* | Dailies Assistant Director |
Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.
Synopsis
When the Event Horizon, a spacecraft that vanished years earlier, suddenly reappears, a team is dispatched to investigate the ship. Accompanied by the Event Horizon’s creator, William Weir, the crew of the Lewis and Clark, led by Capt. Miller, begins to explore the seemingly abandoned vessel. However, it soon becomes evident that something sinister resides in its corridors, and that the horrors that befell the Event Horizon’s previous journey are still present.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $9,511,915 (35.7% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 2.80 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $60,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.4 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 2,311 opening theaters/2,328 max. theaters, 4.9 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $65,724,254 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | August 15th, 1997 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| International Releases: | October 8th, 2010 (Wide) (New Zealand)
December 3rd, 2020 (Limited) (Australia) |
| Video Release: | December 15th, 1998 by Paramount Home Video |
| MPA Rating: | R for strong violence and gore, language and some nudity. |
| Running Time: | 95 minutes |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Development Hell |
| Plot point: | Demons, Hallucinations, Haunting, Heaven and Hell, Time Travel |
| Social setting: | Space Program |
| Subgenre: | Gorn or Splatter Horror |
| Target audience: | Cult Movie |
| Time period setting: | Near Future |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Horror |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Science Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Paramount Pictures, Lawrence Gordon, Golar |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 1997 | 4 | $9,511,915 | 2,311 | $4,116 | $9,511,915 | 1 | |
| Aug 22, 1997 | 7 | $4,357,366 | -54% | 2,328 | $1,872 | $17,793,622 | 2 |
| Aug 29, 1997 | 11 | $3,115,054 | -29% | 2,328 | $1,338 | $22,588,898 | 3 |
| Sep 5, 1997 | 13 | $1,252,683 | -60% | 1,630 | $769 | $24,397,486 | 4 |
| Sep 12, 1997 | 15 | $916,776 | -27% | 1,121 | $818 | $25,672,544 | 5 |
| Sep 19, 1997 | 28 | $215,194 | -77% | 623 | $345 | $26,139,603 | 6 |
| Sep 26, 1997 | 39 | $64,873 | -70% | 219 | $296 | $26,277,546 | 7 |
| Oct 3, 1997 | 53 | $23,726 | -63% | 105 | $226 | $26,321,167 | 8 |
| Oct 17, 1997 | 34 | $149,697 | 416 | $360 | $26,494,965 | 10 | |
| Oct 24, 1997 | 46 | $54,202 | -64% | 208 | $261 | $26,616,590 | 11 |
| Oct 31, 1997 | 65 | $13,725 | -75% | 73 | $188 | $26,652,957 | 12 |
| Nov 7, 1997 | 70 | $6,398 | -53% | 30 | $213 | $26,668,092 | 13 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 1997 | 4 | $3,088,865 | 2,311 | $1,337 | $3,088,865 | 1 | ||
| Aug 16, 1997 | 4 | $3,512,269 | +14% | 2,311 | $1,520 | $6,601,134 | 2 | |
| Aug 17, 1997 | 4 | $2,910,781 | -17% | 2,311 | $1,260 | $9,511,915 | 3 | |
| Aug 18, 1997 | 4 | $1,120,253 | -62% | 2,311 | $485 | $10,632,168 | 4 | |
| Aug 19, 1997 | 4 | $1,032,555 | -8% | 2,311 | $447 | $11,664,723 | 5 | |
| Aug 20, 1997 | 4 | $903,037 | -13% | 2,311 | $391 | $12,567,760 | 6 | |
| Aug 21, 1997 | 4 | $868,496 | -4% | 2,311 | $376 | $13,436,256 | 7 | |
| Aug 22, 1997 | 7 | $1,357,814 | +56% | -56% | 2,328 | $583 | $14,794,070 | 8 |
| Aug 23, 1997 | 7 | $1,711,494 | +26% | -51% | 2,328 | $735 | $16,505,564 | 9 |
| Aug 24, 1997 | 7 | $1,288,058 | -25% | -56% | 2,328 | $553 | $17,793,622 | 10 |
| Aug 25, 1997 | 7 | $465,142 | -64% | -58% | 2,328 | $200 | $18,258,764 | 11 |
| Aug 26, 1997 | 7 | $492,678 | +6% | -52% | 2,328 | $212 | $18,742,442 | 12 |
| Aug 27, 1997 | 8 | $362,184 | -26% | -60% | 2,328 | $156 | $19,104,626 | 13 |
| Aug 28, 1997 | 9 | $360,218 | -1% | -59% | 2,328 | $155 | $19,464,844 | 14 |
| Aug 29, 1997 | 10 | $728,765 | +102% | -46% | 2,328 | $313 | $20,193,609 | 15 |
| Aug 30, 1997 | 11 | $912,890 | +25% | -47% | 2,328 | $392 | $21,106,499 | 16 |
| Aug 31, 1997 | 10 | $891,259 | -2% | -31% | 2,328 | $383 | $21,997,758 | 17 |
| Sep 1, 1997 | 14 | $582,140 | -35% | +25% | 2,328 | $250 | $22,579,898 | 18 |
| Sep 2, 1997 | 10 | $226,111 | -61% | -54% | 2,328 | $97 | $22,815,009 | 19 |
| Sep 3, 1997 | 10 | $171,628 | -24% | -53% | 2,328 | $74 | $22,986,637 | 20 |
| Sep 4, 1997 | 9 | $158,166 | -8% | -56% | 2,328 | $68 | $23,144,803 | 21 |
| Sep 5, 1997 | 12 | $379,398 | +140% | -48% | 1,630 | $233 | $23,524,201 | 22 |
| Sep 6, 1997 | 13 | $585,405 | +54% | -36% | 1,630 | $359 | $24,109,606 | 23 |
| Sep 7, 1997 | 15 | $287,880 | -51% | -68% | 1,630 | $177 | $24,397,486 | 24 |
| Sep 8, 1997 | 13 | $82,539 | -71% | -86% | 1,630 | $51 | $24,480,025 | 25 |
| Sep 9, 1997 | 12 | $108,263 | +31% | -52% | 1,630 | $66 | $24,588,288 | 26 |
| Sep 10, 1997 | 13 | $82,662 | -24% | -52% | 1,630 | $51 | $24,670,950 | 27 |
| Sep 11, 1997 | 14 | $84,818 | +3% | -46% | 1,630 | $52 | $24,755,768 | 28 |
| Sep 12, 1997 | - | $208,961 | +146% | -45% | 1,121 | $186 | $24,964,729 | 29 |
| Sep 13, 1997 | - | $576,517 | +176% | -2% | 1,121 | $514 | $25,541,246 | 30 |
| Sep 14, 1997 | - | $131,298 | -77% | -54% | 1,121 | $117 | $25,672,544 | 31 |
| Sep 15, 1997 | - | $54,127 | -59% | -34% | 1,121 | $48 | $25,726,671 | 32 |
| Sep 16, 1997 | - | $81,784 | +51% | -24% | 1,121 | $73 | $25,808,455 | 33 |
| Sep 17, 1997 | - | $58,172 | -29% | -30% | 1,121 | $52 | $25,866,627 | 34 |
| Sep 18, 1997 | - | $57,782 | -1% | -32% | 1,121 | $52 | $25,924,409 | 35 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 1997 | 4 | $13,436,256 | 2,311 | $5,814 | $13,436,256 | 1 | |
| Aug 22, 1997 | 7 | $6,037,588 | -55% | 2,328 | $2,593 | $19,473,844 | 2 |
| Aug 29, 1997 | 11 | $3,670,959 | -39% | 2,328 | $1,577 | $23,144,803 | 3 |
| Sep 5, 1997 | 12 | $1,610,965 | -56% | 1,630 | $988 | $24,755,768 | 4 |
| Sep 12, 1997 | 15 | $1,168,641 | -27% | 1,121 | $1,042 | $25,924,409 | 5 |
| Sep 19, 1997 | 28 | $288,264 | -75% | 623 | $463 | $26,212,673 | 6 |
| Sep 26, 1997 | 40 | $84,768 | -71% | 219 | $387 | $26,297,441 | 7 |
| Oct 17, 1997 | 35 | $217,120 | 416 | $522 | $26,562,388 | 10 | |
| Oct 24, 1997 | 43 | $76,844 | -65% | 208 | $369 | $26,639,232 | 11 |
| Oct 31, 1997 | 61 | $22,462 | -71% | 73 | $308 | $26,661,694 | 12 |
Top International Territories
Box Office Summary Per Territory
| Territory | Release Date |
Opening Weekend |
Opening Weekend Screens/Theaters |
Maximum Screens/Theaters |
Theatrical Engagements |
Total Box Office |
Report Date |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 10/8/2010 | $0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | $125 | 10/19/2022 | |||
| Rest of World | $587 | |||||||||
| International Total | $712 | 10/19/2022 | ||||||||
Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.
Leading
| Laurence Fishburne | Miller | |
| Sam Neill | Weir |
Supporting
| Kathleen Quinlan | Peters, Med Tech | |
| Joely Richardson | Lt. Starck, Executive Officer | |
| Jack Noseworthy | Justin | |
| Jason Isaacs | D.J | |
| Richard T. Jones | Cooper | |
| Sean Pertwee | Smith | |
| Peter Marinker | Kilpack | |
| Noah Huntley | Burning Man |
Production and Technical Credits
| Paul W.S. Anderson | Director | |
| Jeremy Bolt | Producer | |
| Lawrence Gordon | Producer | |
| Lloyd Levin | Producer | |
| Philip Eisner | Screenwriter | |
| Nick Gillott | Executive Producer | |
| Adrian Biddle | Director of Photography | |
| Joseph Bennett | Production Designer | |
| Martin Hunter | Editor | |
| Richard Yuricich | Visual Effects Supervisor | |
| John Mollo | Costume Designer | |
| Michael Kamen | Composer | |
| Neil Corbould | Special Effects Supervisor | |
| Sallie Anne Hard* | Dailies Assistant Director |
Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.