Synopsis
The divine film adaptation from Richard O’Brien’s British musical horror comedy/rock opera features Brad and Janet, a couple who find themselves lost on a cold, rainy night. The madcap, musical mayhem begins when the couple takes refuge in the castle of Dr. Frank-N-Furter as he is about to unveil his greatest creation—and have a bit of fun with his reluctant guests.
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Movie Details
| Production Budget: | $1,200,000 |
| United Kingdom Releases: |
November 12th, 2015 (Special Engagement), released as The Rocky Horror Picture Show + Q&A (40th Anniversary) |
| Video Release: |
November 4th, 1992 by Fox Home Entertainment |
| MPAA Rating: |
R |
| Running Time: |
98 minutes |
| Keywords: |
Midnight Movie, Cult Movie, Alien Invasion, LGBTQ+, Cannibalism, Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author, Comedy Musical, Romance |
| Source: | Based on Musical or Opera |
| Genre: | Musical |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Fantasy |
| Production/Financing Companies: |
20th Century Fox, Michael White Productions |
| Production Countries: |
United Kingdom, United States |
| Languages: |
English |
November 2nd, 2010
New releases failed to make much of an impact on this week's DVD sales chart with only one placing in the top five and only two or three others in the top 30. This left How to Train Your Dragon on top with an easy win at 1.42 million units for the week. This gives it totals of 3.29 million / $70.40 million in consumer spending at retail, which makes it the third-best-selling DVD for any 2010 theatrical release and the eighth-best-selling DVD of the year.
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October 18th, 2010
There's a bit of a lull in activity on the home market this week, at least in terms of big sellers. The best selling release is Predators and while I recommend picking up the Blu-ray, the movie barely made $50 million at the box office, so I have realistic expectations regarding its sales potential. Meanwhile, the Pick of the Week is a classic from 1975, The Rocky Horror Picture Show - 35th Anniversary Blu-ray.
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October 17th, 2010
The Rocky Horror Picture Show is one of those movies I'm almost embarrassed to say I've never seen, at least I've never seen the whole thing in one sitting. It is one of the most famous movies of all time and has a dedicated fanbase that treats the movie more like a religion more than mere entertainment. It was based on the musical written by Richard O'Brien, who is best known for providing the voice for Lawrence Fletcher on Phineas and Ferb, which means I have a sudden urge to quote that show throughout my review. I'll try and fight that urge.
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Because some of our sources provide box office data in their local currency, while we use USD in the graph above and table below, exchange rate fluctuations can have effect on the data causing stronger increases or even decreases of the cumulative box office.
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Screens | Per Screen | Total Gross | Week |
|---|
| 2017/10/27 |
- |
$4,453 |
|
6 |
$742 |
$147,828 |
103 |
| 2020/08/28 |
- |
$2,335 |
|
1 |
$2,335 |
$629,429 |
251 |
| 2020/10/09 |
- |
$12,217 |
|
84 |
$145 |
$625,687 |
257 |
| 2020/10/23 |
- |
$4,672 |
|
63 |
$74 |
$632,182 |
259 |
| 2020/10/30 |
- |
$51,706 |
+1,007% |
122 |
$424 |
$684,485 |
260 |
| 2020/11/06 |
- |
$422 |
-99% |
1 |
$422 |
$701,302 |
261 |
| 2020/11/13 |
- |
$669 |
+59% |
2 |
$335 |
$702,709 |
262 |
| 2020/12/18 |
- |
$919 |
|
1 |
$919 |
$721,024 |
267 |
| 2021/10/08 |
- |
$5,444 |
|
70 |
$78 |
$735,731 |
309 |
| 2021/10/22 |
- |
$4,466 |
|
11 |
$406 |
$755,541 |
311 |
| 2021/10/29 |
- |
$9,394 |
+110% |
20 |
$470 |
$764,604 |
312 |
| 2022/08/12 |
- |
$4,090 |
|
1 |
$4,090 |
$695,029 |
353 |
| 2022/08/19 |
- |
$3,457 |
-15% |
1 |
$3,457 |
$680,097 |
354 |
| 2022/09/02 |
- |
$1,309 |
|
1 |
$1,309 |
$668,251 |
356 |
| 2022/10/28 |
- |
$9,530 |
|
22 |
$433 |
$679,734 |
364 |
| 2023/04/21 |
- |
$2,629 |
|
2 |
$1,315 |
$755,492 |
389 |
| 2023/06/09 |
- |
$5,633 |
|
38 |
$148 |
$772,332 |
396 |
| 2023/08/11 |
- |
$4,235 |
|
2 |
$2,118 |
$788,817 |
405 |
| 2023/09/01 |
- |
$3,902 |
|
1 |
$3,902 |
$786,559 |
408 |
| 2023/10/13 |
- |
$9,879 |
|
14 |
$706 |
$778,521 |
414 |
| 2023/10/27 |
- |
$16,504 |
|
41 |
$403 |
$803,533 |
416 |
| 2024/03/22 |
- |
$1,677 |
|
1 |
$1,677 |
$886,931 |
437 |
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Production and Technical Credits
