The Phantom (1996)

The Phantom
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $17,220,599Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,072,346 (29.5% of total gross)
Legs:3.39 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$45,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,159 opening theaters/2,163 max. theaters, 4.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $41,999,559

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,173 $17,220,599
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,894 $17,220,599
All Time Domestic Box Office for Super Hero Movies (Rank 101-200) 123 $17,220,599
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Super Hero Movies (Rank 101-200) 131 $17,220,599

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 7th, 1996 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: June 10th, 1997 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for action/adventure violence and some mild language
Running Time: 100 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Blade
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Keywords: Comic Strip, Film Noir, Action Adventure, 1700s, Prologue, 1930s, Father’s Footsteps, Set in New York, Set in New York City, Cult Movie
Source:Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Super Hero
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures, Robert Evans, Alan Ladd, Jr., Village Roadshow Productions
Production Countries: Australia, United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 7, 1996 6 $5,072,346   2,159 $2,349   $5,072,346 1
Jun 14, 1996 7 $3,077,357 -39% 2,163 $1,423   $10,172,361 2
Jun 21, 1996 9 $1,584,773 -49% 1,964 $807   $13,473,940 3
Jun 28, 1996 11 $855,662 -46% 1,580 $542   $15,259,023 4
Jul 5, 1996 16 $506,320 -41% 809 $626   $16,003,247 5
Jul 12, 1996 17 $274,355 -46% 421 $652   $16,424,052 6
Jul 19, 1996 37 $72,641 -74% 289 $251   $16,621,603 7
Aug 16, 1996 27 $273,869   546 $502   $16,973,641 11
Aug 23, 1996 43 $79,958 -71% 270 $296   $17,220,599 12

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 7, 1996 6 $7,095,004   2,159 $3,286   $7,095,004 1
Jun 14, 1996 7 $4,794,163 -32% 2,163 $2,216   $11,889,167 2
Jun 21, 1996 9 $2,514,194 -48% 1,964 $1,280   $14,403,361 3
Jun 28, 1996 11 $1,093,566 -57% 1,580 $692   $15,496,927 4
Jul 5, 1996 16 $652,770 -40% 809 $807   $16,149,697 5
Jul 12, 1996 18 $399,265 -39% 421 $948   $16,548,962 6
Aug 16, 1996 28 $440,869   546 $807   $17,140,641 11

Leading Cast

Billy Zane    The Phantom

Supporting Cast

Treat Williams    Xander Drax
Kristy Swanson    Diana Palmer
Catherine Zeta-Jones    Sala
James Remar    Quill
Patrick McGoohan    Phantom’s Dad
Bill Smitrovich    Uncle Dave
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa    The Great Kabai Sengh
Casey Siemaszko    Morgan
David Proval    Charlie Zephro

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

Production and Technical Credits

Simon Wincer    Director
Robert Evans    Producer
Alan Ladd, Jr.    Producer
Jeffrey Boam    Screenwriter
Richard Vane    Executive Producer
Joe Dante    Executive Producer
Jeffrey Boam    Co-Producer
Graham Burke    Executive Producer
Greg Coote    Executive Producer
Peter Sjoquist    Executive Producer
Bruce Sherlock    Executive Producer
David Burr    Director of Photography
Paul Peters    Production Designer
O. Nicholas Brown    Editor
David Newman    Composer
Tim Chau    Supervising Sound Editor
Nilo Otero    Assistant Director

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,072,346 (29.5% of total gross)
Legs:3.39 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$45,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,159 opening theaters/2,163 max. theaters, 4.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $41,999,559

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,173 $17,220,599
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,894 $17,220,599
All Time Domestic Box Office for Super Hero Movies (Rank 101-200) 123 $17,220,599
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Super Hero Movies (Rank 101-200) 131 $17,220,599

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 7th, 1996 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: June 10th, 1997 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for action/adventure violence and some mild language
Running Time: 100 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Blade
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Comic Strip, Film Noir, Action Adventure, 1700s, Prologue, 1930s, Father’s Footsteps, Set in New York, Set in New York City, Cult Movie
Source:Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Super Hero
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures, Robert Evans, Alan Ladd, Jr., Village Roadshow Productions
Production Countries: Australia, United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Billy Zane    The Phantom

Supporting Cast

Treat Williams    Xander Drax
Kristy Swanson    Diana Palmer
Catherine Zeta-Jones    Sala
James Remar    Quill
Patrick McGoohan    Phantom’s Dad
Bill Smitrovich    Uncle Dave
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa    The Great Kabai Sengh
Casey Siemaszko    Morgan
David Proval    Charlie Zephro

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

Production and Technical Credits

Simon Wincer    Director
Robert Evans    Producer
Alan Ladd, Jr.    Producer
Jeffrey Boam    Screenwriter
Richard Vane    Executive Producer
Joe Dante    Executive Producer
Jeffrey Boam    Co-Producer
Graham Burke    Executive Producer
Greg Coote    Executive Producer
Peter Sjoquist    Executive Producer
Bruce Sherlock    Executive Producer
David Burr    Director of Photography
Paul Peters    Production Designer
O. Nicholas Brown    Editor
David Newman    Composer
Tim Chau    Supervising Sound Editor
Nilo Otero    Assistant Director

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 7, 1996 6 $5,072,346   2,159 $2,349   $5,072,346 1
Jun 14, 1996 7 $3,077,357 -39% 2,163 $1,423   $10,172,361 2
Jun 21, 1996 9 $1,584,773 -49% 1,964 $807   $13,473,940 3
Jun 28, 1996 11 $855,662 -46% 1,580 $542   $15,259,023 4
Jul 5, 1996 16 $506,320 -41% 809 $626   $16,003,247 5
Jul 12, 1996 17 $274,355 -46% 421 $652   $16,424,052 6
Jul 19, 1996 37 $72,641 -74% 289 $251   $16,621,603 7
Aug 16, 1996 27 $273,869   546 $502   $16,973,641 11
Aug 23, 1996 43 $79,958 -71% 270 $296   $17,220,599 12

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 7, 1996 6 $7,095,004   2,159 $3,286   $7,095,004 1
Jun 14, 1996 7 $4,794,163 -32% 2,163 $2,216   $11,889,167 2
Jun 21, 1996 9 $2,514,194 -48% 1,964 $1,280   $14,403,361 3
Jun 28, 1996 11 $1,093,566 -57% 1,580 $692   $15,496,927 4
Jul 5, 1996 16 $652,770 -40% 809 $807   $16,149,697 5
Jul 12, 1996 18 $399,265 -39% 421 $948   $16,548,962 6
Aug 16, 1996 28 $440,869   546 $807   $17,140,641 11