Prince of Darkness (1987)

Prince of Darkness
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $14,182,000Details
International Box Office $393Details
Worldwide Box Office $14,182,393
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,657,401 (32.8% of total gross)
Legs:3.05 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,239 opening theaters/1,239 max. theaters, 2.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $39,100,235

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,629 $14,182,000
All Time International Box Office (Rank 29,301-29,400) 29,347 $393
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,525 $14,182,393
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,590 $14,182,000
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,926 $393
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,969 $14,182,393

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: October 23rd, 1987 (Wide) by Universal
International Releases: October 19th, 2018 (Wide), released as Prince Of Darkness, The (1987) (re: 2014) (Australia)
October 26th, 2018 (Limited) (United Kingdom)
December 15th, 2022 (Limited) (New Zealand)
Video Release: October 7th, 2003 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 102 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Thing
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Keywords: Supernatural Horror, Supernatural, Religious, The Devil, Possessed
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Alive Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 208 $7,698,600 Oct 30, 1987 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,629 $14,182,000
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,678 $39,100,235
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,939 $14,182,000
Top 1987 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 70 $14,182,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,335 $14,182,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,097 $14,182,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 301-400) 326 $14,182,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 301-400) 393 $14,182,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,590 $14,182,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Universal Movies (Rank 501-600) 568 $14,182,000

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 23, 1987 2 $4,657,401   1,239 $3,759   $4,657,401 1
Oct 30, 1987 5 $2,663,850 -43% 1,239 $2,150   $8,706,104 2
Nov 6, 1987 14 $1,600,090 -40% 970 $1,650   $11,176,100 3

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 23, 1987 2 $6,042,254   1,239 $4,877   $6,042,254 1
Oct 30, 1987 5 $3,533,756 -42% 1,239 $2,852   $9,576,010 2

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 10/19/2018 $305 1 1 1 $305 12/7/2018
New Zealand 12/15/2022 $0 0 1 1 $88 12/29/2022
United Kingdom 10/26/2018 $0000$0
 
International Total$393 12/29/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 29,301-29,400) 29,347 $393
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 27,901-28,000) 27,962 $393
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 17,201-17,300) 17,214 $393
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 25,401-25,500) 25,481 $393
All Time International Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,147 $393
All Time International Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,726 $393
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,926 $393
All Time International Box Office for Universal Movies (Rank 401-500) 489 $393

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,525 $14,182,393
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,637 $14,182,393
Top 1987 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 71 $14,182,393
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,382 $14,182,393
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,679 $14,182,393
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 401-500) 475 $14,182,393
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 401-500) 445 $14,182,393
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,969 $14,182,393
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Universal Movies (Rank 501-600) 590 $14,182,393

Leading Cast

Donald Pleasance    Father Loomis

Supporting Cast

Lisa Blount    Catherine Danforth
Victor Wong    Prof. Howard Birack
Jameson Parker    Brian Marsh
Alice Cooper    Street Schizo
Dennis Dun    Waiter
Susan Blanchard    Kelly
Anne Marie Howard    Susan Cabot

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

Production and Technical Credits

John Carpenter    Director
Larry Franco    Producer
Shep Gordon    Executive Producer
Andre Blay    Executive Producer
John Carpenter    Composer
Martin Quatermass    Screenwriter

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  6. Cast & Crew
  7. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,657,401 (32.8% of total gross)
Legs:3.05 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,239 opening theaters/1,239 max. theaters, 2.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $39,100,235

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,629 $14,182,000
All Time International Box Office (Rank 29,301-29,400) 29,347 $393
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,525 $14,182,393
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,590 $14,182,000
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,926 $393
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,969 $14,182,393

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


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Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 23rd, 1987 (Wide) by Universal
International Releases: October 19th, 2018 (Wide), released as Prince Of Darkness, The (1987) (re: 2014) (Australia)
October 26th, 2018 (Limited) (United Kingdom)
December 15th, 2022 (Limited) (New Zealand)
Video Release: October 7th, 2003 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 102 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Thing
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Supernatural Horror, Supernatural, Religious, The Devil, Possessed
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Alive Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 208 $7,698,600 Oct 30, 1987 10

Leading Cast

Donald Pleasance    Father Loomis

Supporting Cast

Lisa Blount    Catherine Danforth
Victor Wong    Prof. Howard Birack
Jameson Parker    Brian Marsh
Alice Cooper    Street Schizo
Dennis Dun    Waiter
Susan Blanchard    Kelly
Anne Marie Howard    Susan Cabot

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

Production and Technical Credits

John Carpenter    Director
Larry Franco    Producer
Shep Gordon    Executive Producer
Andre Blay    Executive Producer
John Carpenter    Composer
Martin Quatermass    Screenwriter

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,629 $14,182,000
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,678 $39,100,235
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,939 $14,182,000
Top 1987 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 70 $14,182,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,335 $14,182,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,097 $14,182,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 301-400) 326 $14,182,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 301-400) 393 $14,182,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,590 $14,182,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Universal Movies (Rank 501-600) 568 $14,182,000

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 23, 1987 2 $4,657,401   1,239 $3,759   $4,657,401 1
Oct 30, 1987 5 $2,663,850 -43% 1,239 $2,150   $8,706,104 2
Nov 6, 1987 14 $1,600,090 -40% 970 $1,650   $11,176,100 3

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 23, 1987 2 $6,042,254   1,239 $4,877   $6,042,254 1
Oct 30, 1987 5 $3,533,756 -42% 1,239 $2,852   $9,576,010 2

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 10/19/2018 $305 1 1 1 $305 12/7/2018
New Zealand 12/15/2022 $0 0 1 1 $88 12/29/2022
United Kingdom 10/26/2018 $0000$0
 
International Total$393 12/29/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 29,301-29,400) 29,347 $393
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 27,901-28,000) 27,962 $393
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 17,201-17,300) 17,214 $393
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 25,401-25,500) 25,481 $393
All Time International Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,147 $393
All Time International Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,726 $393
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,926 $393
All Time International Box Office for Universal Movies (Rank 401-500) 489 $393

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,525 $14,182,393
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,637 $14,182,393
Top 1987 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 71 $14,182,393
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,382 $14,182,393
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,679 $14,182,393
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 401-500) 475 $14,182,393
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 401-500) 445 $14,182,393
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,969 $14,182,393
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Universal Movies (Rank 501-600) 590 $14,182,393