Transylvania 6-5000 (1985)

Transylvania 6-5000
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $7,200,000Details
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Tabloid reporters Jack Harrison and Gil Turner are sent to Transylvania with two choices: find the Frankenstein monster-or find new jobs. But before the jumpy journalists can dig up their big story, they must first face the horrors of an extremely clumsy butler, a nymphomaniac vampire and a semi-mad doctor, as well as assorted mummies, werewolves and more Transylvanian oddballs. Can these two bumbling heroes unravel this monstrous mystery-or are they in for some very scary surprises?

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,507,542 (34.8% of total gross)
Legs:2.87 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:701 opening theaters/701 max. theaters, 3.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $22,938,591

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 8th, 1985 (Wide) by New World
Video Release: September 6th, 2011 by Image Entertainment Video
MPA Rating: PG
Running Time: 93 minutes
Plot point: Frankenstien's Monster, Romani, Missing Person, Monster, Mummy, Rescue, Single Parent, Spoof, Tabloid Journalism, Unbelieving Police, Vampire, Werewolf
Subgenre: Horror Comedy
Target audience: Cult Movie
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: New World Pictures, Mace Neufeld
Production Countries: The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 8, 1985 5 $2,507,542   701 $3,577   $2,507,542 1
Nov 15, 1985 9 $1,532,818 -39% 510 $3,006   $4,840,069 2
Nov 22, 1985 13 $1,007,324 -34% 691 $1,458   $6,073,258 3
Nov 29, 1985 19 $514,488 -49% 545 $944   $6,916,459 4
Dec 6, 1985 19 $140,457 -73% 304 $462   $7,196,872 5

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 8, 1985 5 $3,307,251   701 $4,718   $3,307,251 1
Nov 15, 1985 9 $1,758,683 -47% 510 $3,448   $5,065,934 2
Nov 22, 1985 12 $1,336,037 -24% 691 $1,933   $6,401,971 3
Nov 29, 1985 16 $654,444 -51% 545 $1,201   $7,056,415 4

Synopsis

Tabloid reporters Jack Harrison and Gil Turner are sent to Transylvania with two choices: find the Frankenstein monster-or find new jobs. But before the jumpy journalists can dig up their big story, they must first face the horrors of an extremely clumsy butler, a nymphomaniac vampire and a semi-mad doctor, as well as assorted mummies, werewolves and more Transylvanian oddballs. Can these two bumbling heroes unravel this monstrous mystery-or are they in for some very scary surprises?

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,507,542 (34.8% of total gross)
Legs:2.87 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:701 opening theaters/701 max. theaters, 3.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $22,938,591

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 8th, 1985 (Wide) by New World
Video Release: September 6th, 2011 by Image Entertainment Video
MPA Rating: PG
Running Time: 93 minutes
Plot point: Frankenstien's Monster, Romani, Missing Person, Monster, Mummy, Rescue, Single Parent, Spoof, Tabloid Journalism, Unbelieving Police, Vampire, Werewolf
Subgenre: Horror Comedy
Target audience: Cult Movie
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: New World Pictures, Mace Neufeld
Production Countries: The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 8, 1985 5 $2,507,542   701 $3,577   $2,507,542 1
Nov 15, 1985 9 $1,532,818 -39% 510 $3,006   $4,840,069 2
Nov 22, 1985 13 $1,007,324 -34% 691 $1,458   $6,073,258 3
Nov 29, 1985 19 $514,488 -49% 545 $944   $6,916,459 4
Dec 6, 1985 19 $140,457 -73% 304 $462   $7,196,872 5

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 8, 1985 5 $3,307,251   701 $4,718   $3,307,251 1
Nov 15, 1985 9 $1,758,683 -47% 510 $3,448   $5,065,934 2
Nov 22, 1985 12 $1,336,037 -24% 691 $1,933   $6,401,971 3
Nov 29, 1985 16 $654,444 -51% 545 $1,201   $7,056,415 4