Flowers in the Attic (1987)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $14,000,000Details
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $55,073 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $55,073
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,020,317 (35.9% of total gross)
Legs:2.79 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,051 opening theaters/1,095 max. theaters, 3.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $38,598,458

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,667 $14,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,571 $14,000,000

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 20th, 1987 (Wide) by New World
Video Release: September 20th, 2011 by Image Entertainment Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 93 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Night House
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Keywords: Psychological Horror, Dysfunctional Family, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Development Hell, Famously Bad, Born from Incest, Death of a Sibling, Filicide or Infanticide, Epilogue, Voiceover/Narration
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 296 $8,471,147 Nov 27, 1987 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 294 $6,866,876 Nov 27, 1987 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 20, 1987 3 $5,020,317   1,051 $4,777   $5,020,317 1
Nov 27, 1987 7 $2,931,165 -42% 1,095 $2,677   $9,845,105 2
Dec 4, 1987 7 $1,447,131 -51% 1,094 $1,323   $11,950,285 3
Dec 11, 1987 11 $727,802 -50% 1,023 $711   $13,071,365 4

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 20, 1987 4 $6,913,940   1,051 $6,578   $6,913,940 1
Nov 27, 1987 7 $3,589,214 -48% 1,095 $3,278   $10,503,154 2
Dec 4, 1987 7 $1,840,409 -49% 1,094 $1,682   $12,343,563 3

Uncategorized

Kristy Swanson    Cathy
Louise Fletcher    Grandmother
Victoria Tennant    Mother

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Production and Technical Credits

Jeffrey Bloom    Director
Jeffrey Bloom    Screenwriter
Christopher Young    Composer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,020,317 (35.9% of total gross)
Legs:2.79 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,051 opening theaters/1,095 max. theaters, 3.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $38,598,458

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,667 $14,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,571 $14,000,000

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


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Vudu:Vudu, Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 20th, 1987 (Wide) by New World
Video Release: September 20th, 2011 by Image Entertainment Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 93 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Night House
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Keywords: Psychological Horror, Dysfunctional Family, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Development Hell, Famously Bad, Born from Incest, Death of a Sibling, Filicide or Infanticide, Epilogue, Voiceover/Narration
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 296 $8,471,147 Nov 27, 1987 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 294 $6,866,876 Nov 27, 1987 10

Uncategorized

Kristy Swanson    Cathy
Louise Fletcher    Grandmother
Victoria Tennant    Mother

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jeffrey Bloom    Director
Jeffrey Bloom    Screenwriter
Christopher Young    Composer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 20, 1987 3 $5,020,317   1,051 $4,777   $5,020,317 1
Nov 27, 1987 7 $2,931,165 -42% 1,095 $2,677   $9,845,105 2
Dec 4, 1987 7 $1,447,131 -51% 1,094 $1,323   $11,950,285 3
Dec 11, 1987 11 $727,802 -50% 1,023 $711   $13,071,365 4

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 20, 1987 4 $6,913,940   1,051 $6,578   $6,913,940 1
Nov 27, 1987 7 $3,589,214 -48% 1,095 $3,278   $10,503,154 2
Dec 4, 1987 7 $1,840,409 -49% 1,094 $1,682   $12,343,563 3