The Return of the Living Dead (1985)

The Return of the Living Dead
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $14,237,880Details
International Box Office $948Details
Worldwide Box Office $14,238,828
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $430,482 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $430,482
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,403,169 (30.9% of total gross)
Legs:3.23 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$4,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,506 opening theaters/1,506 max. theaters, 3.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $43,235,023

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 16th, 1985 (Wide) by Orion Pictures
International Releases: September 1st, 2022 (Limited) (New Zealand)
Video Release: September 14th, 2010 by MGM Video
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 91 minutes
Franchise: Return of the Living Dead
Comparisons: vs. Chernobyl Diaries
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Keywords: Zombies, Horror Comedy
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 407 $5,587,681 Aug 30, 1985 17

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 16, 1985 4 $4,403,169   1,506 $2,924   $4,403,169 1
Aug 23, 1985 6 $2,780,425 -37% 1,500 $1,854   $9,282,027 2
Aug 30, 1985 13 $1,755,421 -37% 945 $1,858   $12,176,721 3
Sep 6, 1985 15 $849,238 -52% 690 $1,231   $13,323,406 4
Sep 13, 1985 15 $628,423 -26% 608 $1,034   $14,237,880 5

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 16, 1985 4 $6,501,602   1,506 $4,317   $6,501,602 1
Aug 23, 1985 6 $3,919,698 -40% 1,500 $2,613   $10,421,300 2
Aug 30, 1985 13 $2,052,868 -48% 945 $2,172   $12,474,168 3
Sep 6, 1985 13 $1,135,289 -45% 690 $1,645   $13,609,457 4

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
New Zealand 9/1/2022 $0 0 1 6 $948 3/25/2024
 
International Total$948 3/25/2024

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Oct 23, 2022512,812 12,812$381,926$381,926632

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.

Uncategorized

Miguel A. Núñez, Jr.    Spider
Clu Gulager    Burt Wilson
James Karen    Frank

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

Production and Technical Credits

Dan O’Bannon    Director
John A. Russo    Story by

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,403,169 (30.9% of total gross)
Legs:3.23 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$4,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,506 opening theaters/1,506 max. theaters, 3.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $43,235,023

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 16th, 1985 (Wide) by Orion Pictures
International Releases: September 1st, 2022 (Limited) (New Zealand)
Video Release: September 14th, 2010 by MGM Video
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 91 minutes
Franchise: Return of the Living Dead
Comparisons: vs. Chernobyl Diaries
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Keywords: Zombies, Horror Comedy
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 407 $5,587,681 Aug 30, 1985 17

Uncategorized

Miguel A. Núñez, Jr.    Spider
Clu Gulager    Burt Wilson
James Karen    Frank

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

Production and Technical Credits

Dan O’Bannon    Director
John A. Russo    Story by

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 16, 1985 4 $4,403,169   1,506 $2,924   $4,403,169 1
Aug 23, 1985 6 $2,780,425 -37% 1,500 $1,854   $9,282,027 2
Aug 30, 1985 13 $1,755,421 -37% 945 $1,858   $12,176,721 3
Sep 6, 1985 15 $849,238 -52% 690 $1,231   $13,323,406 4
Sep 13, 1985 15 $628,423 -26% 608 $1,034   $14,237,880 5

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 16, 1985 4 $6,501,602   1,506 $4,317   $6,501,602 1
Aug 23, 1985 6 $3,919,698 -40% 1,500 $2,613   $10,421,300 2
Aug 30, 1985 13 $2,052,868 -48% 945 $2,172   $12,474,168 3
Sep 6, 1985 13 $1,135,289 -45% 690 $1,645   $13,609,457 4

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
New Zealand 9/1/2022 $0 0 1 6 $948 3/25/2024
 
International Total$948 3/25/2024

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Oct 23, 2022512,812 12,812$381,926$381,926632

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.