The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $27,682,712Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$9,101,987 (32.9% of total gross)
Legs:3.04 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$40,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,035 opening theaters/2,039 max. theaters, 5.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $65,949,990

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,128 $27,682,712
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,530 $27,682,712

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 23rd, 1996 (Wide) by New Line
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sci-fi violence, horror and gore involving mutant creatures
Running Time: 96 minutes
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
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Keywords: Mutants, Animal Hybrids, Mad Scientist, Body Horror, Scientific Experiment Gone Awry, Dysfunctional Family, Rebellion, Famously Bad
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 135 $6,460,769 Aug 30, 1996 10
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 79 $16,517,346 Aug 30, 1996 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 23, 1996 1 $9,101,987   2,035 $4,473   $9,101,987 1
Aug 30, 1996 5 $6,460,769 -29% 2,039 $3,169   $18,610,650 2
Sep 6, 1996 8 $2,825,944 -56% 2,020 $1,399   $22,489,133 3
Sep 13, 1996 13 $1,483,934 -47% 1,697 $874   $24,749,985 4
Sep 20, 1996 15 $687,954 -54% 1,032 $667   $25,846,420 5
Sep 27, 1996 18 $456,395 -34% 642 $711   $26,513,445 6
Oct 4, 1996 33 $180,960 -60% 333 $543   $26,821,979 7
Oct 11, 1996 45 $61,930 -66% 156 $397   $26,943,311 8
Oct 18, 1996 20 $327,832 +429% 491 $668   $27,285,891 9
Oct 25, 1996 29 $132,175 -60% 271 $488   $27,550,926 10
Nov 1, 1996 43 $65,221 -51% 110 $593   $27,663,982 11

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 23, 1996 2 $12,149,881   2,035 $5,970   $12,149,881 1
Aug 30, 1996 5 $7,513,308 -38% 2,039 $3,685   $19,663,189 2
Sep 6, 1996 8 $3,602,862 -52% 2,020 $1,784   $23,266,051 3
Sep 13, 1996 14 $1,892,415 -47% 1,697 $1,115   $25,158,466 4
Sep 20, 1996 15 $898,584 -53% 1,032 $871   $26,057,050 5
Sep 27, 1996 18 $583,969 -35% 642 $910   $26,641,019 6
Oct 4, 1996 33 $240,362 -59% 333 $722   $26,881,381 7
Oct 11, 1996 44 $76,678 -68% 156 $492   $26,958,059 8
Oct 18, 1996 20 $460,692 +501% 491 $938   $27,418,751 9
Oct 25, 1996 27 $180,010 -61% 271 $664   $27,598,761 10

Uncategorized

Marlon Brando    Dr. Moreau
Val Kilmer    Montgomery
Fairuza Balk    Aissa
Temuera Morrison    Azazello
David Thewlis    Edward Douglas
Ron Perlman    Sayer of the Law

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

Production and Technical Credits

John Frankenheimer    Director
Richard Stanley    Screenwriter
Ron Hutchinson    Screenwriter
H.G. Wells    Story Creator

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for July 24th, 2012

July 23rd, 2012

I'm getting tired of saying this, but it is a slow week on the home market. There is one prime release, Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season One on Blu-ray, which is currently leading this week's new releases, according to Amazon.com. The second best selling new release is Masterpiece Mystery: Inspector Lewis Series 5 on DVD. It's a good show, but it is a British Import and these rarely make an impact on the chart. Third best selling new release? Game of Thrones. This is the third or fourth time the first season of this TV show has been "released" on the home market. I don't know why they are doing this, but it is getting annoying. There are not a lot of contenders for Pick of the Week either. Jiro Dreams of Sushi on Blu-ray and Star Trek: The Next Generation are the two leading contenders. While ST:TNG became an amazing series, it started out weak, so Jiro Dreams of Sushi is the better choice, but both are easily worth picking up. More...


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$9,101,987 (32.9% of total gross)
Legs:3.04 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$40,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,035 opening theaters/2,039 max. theaters, 5.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $65,949,990

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,128 $27,682,712
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,530 $27,682,712

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 23rd, 1996 (Wide) by New Line
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sci-fi violence, horror and gore involving mutant creatures
Running Time: 96 minutes
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Mutants, Animal Hybrids, Mad Scientist, Body Horror, Scientific Experiment Gone Awry, Dysfunctional Family, Rebellion, Famously Bad
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 135 $6,460,769 Aug 30, 1996 10
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 79 $16,517,346 Aug 30, 1996 10

Uncategorized

Marlon Brando    Dr. Moreau
Val Kilmer    Montgomery
Fairuza Balk    Aissa
Temuera Morrison    Azazello
David Thewlis    Edward Douglas
Ron Perlman    Sayer of the Law

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

Production and Technical Credits

John Frankenheimer    Director
Richard Stanley    Screenwriter
Ron Hutchinson    Screenwriter
H.G. Wells    Story Creator

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for July 24th, 2012

July 23rd, 2012

I'm getting tired of saying this, but it is a slow week on the home market. There is one prime release, Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season One on Blu-ray, which is currently leading this week's new releases, according to Amazon.com. The second best selling new release is Masterpiece Mystery: Inspector Lewis Series 5 on DVD. It's a good show, but it is a British Import and these rarely make an impact on the chart. Third best selling new release? Game of Thrones. This is the third or fourth time the first season of this TV show has been "released" on the home market. I don't know why they are doing this, but it is getting annoying. There are not a lot of contenders for Pick of the Week either. Jiro Dreams of Sushi on Blu-ray and Star Trek: The Next Generation are the two leading contenders. While ST:TNG became an amazing series, it started out weak, so Jiro Dreams of Sushi is the better choice, but both are easily worth picking up. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 23, 1996 1 $9,101,987   2,035 $4,473   $9,101,987 1
Aug 30, 1996 5 $6,460,769 -29% 2,039 $3,169   $18,610,650 2
Sep 6, 1996 8 $2,825,944 -56% 2,020 $1,399   $22,489,133 3
Sep 13, 1996 13 $1,483,934 -47% 1,697 $874   $24,749,985 4
Sep 20, 1996 15 $687,954 -54% 1,032 $667   $25,846,420 5
Sep 27, 1996 18 $456,395 -34% 642 $711   $26,513,445 6
Oct 4, 1996 33 $180,960 -60% 333 $543   $26,821,979 7
Oct 11, 1996 45 $61,930 -66% 156 $397   $26,943,311 8
Oct 18, 1996 20 $327,832 +429% 491 $668   $27,285,891 9
Oct 25, 1996 29 $132,175 -60% 271 $488   $27,550,926 10
Nov 1, 1996 43 $65,221 -51% 110 $593   $27,663,982 11

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 23, 1996 2 $12,149,881   2,035 $5,970   $12,149,881 1
Aug 30, 1996 5 $7,513,308 -38% 2,039 $3,685   $19,663,189 2
Sep 6, 1996 8 $3,602,862 -52% 2,020 $1,784   $23,266,051 3
Sep 13, 1996 14 $1,892,415 -47% 1,697 $1,115   $25,158,466 4
Sep 20, 1996 15 $898,584 -53% 1,032 $871   $26,057,050 5
Sep 27, 1996 18 $583,969 -35% 642 $910   $26,641,019 6
Oct 4, 1996 33 $240,362 -59% 333 $722   $26,881,381 7
Oct 11, 1996 44 $76,678 -68% 156 $492   $26,958,059 8
Oct 18, 1996 20 $460,692 +501% 491 $938   $27,418,751 9
Oct 25, 1996 27 $180,010 -61% 271 $664   $27,598,761 10