Nightmares (1983)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $6,670,680Details
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $133,287 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $133,287
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$590,616 (8.9% of total gross)
Legs:2.59 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:104 opening theaters/1,025 max. theaters, 2.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $22,828,547

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,101-6,200) 6,159 $6,670,680
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 9,101-9,200) 9,115 $6,670,680

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 2nd, 1983 (Wide) by Universal
Video Release: December 22nd, 2015 by Shout Factory
Running Time: 99 minutes
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Keywords: Genre Mashup, Segments, Video Game, Serial Killer, Surprise Twist, Priest, Existential Crisis, Supernatural, Animals Gone Bad
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,101-6,200) 6,159 $6,670,680
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,768 $22,828,547
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,378 $6,670,680
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,145 $6,670,680
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,489 $6,670,680
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 501-600) 516 $6,670,680
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 501-600) 521 $6,670,680
All Time Domestic Box Office for Universal Movies (Rank 601-700) 692 $6,670,680

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 2, 1983 18 $590,616   104 $5,679   $590,616 1
Sep 9, 1983 3 $2,572,750 +336% 1,025 $2,510   $3,279,750 2
Sep 16, 1983 6 $1,473,737 -43% 968 $1,522   $5,451,000 3
Sep 23, 1983 12 $715,680 -51% 504 $1,420   $6,670,680 4

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 2, 1983 17 $707,000   104 $6,798   $707,000 1
Sep 9, 1983 3 $3,270,263 +363% 1,025 $3,191   $3,977,263 2
Sep 16, 1983 6 $1,977,737 -40% 968 $2,043   $5,955,000 3

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 9,101-9,200) 9,115 $6,670,680
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 8,001-8,100) 8,066 $6,670,680
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,847 $6,670,680
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 7,801-7,900) 7,897 $6,670,680
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 601-700) 616 $6,670,680
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 501-600) 585 $6,670,680
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Universal Movies (Rank 601-700) 698 $6,670,680

Leading Cast

Emilio Estevez    J.J. Cooney

Uncategorized

Veronica Cartwright    Claire Houston
William Sanderson   
James Tolkan    Voice of the Bishop
Lance Henriksen    MacLeod
Richard Masur    Steven Houston

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

Production and Technical Credits

Joseph Sargent    Director
Jeffrey Bloom    Screenwriter
Christopher Crowe    Screenwriter
Christopher Crowe    Producer

Home Market Releases for December 22nd, 2015

December 20th, 2015

The Brain That Wouldn't Die

There are two major reasons conspiring to make this week's list of home market releases terrible. Firstly, Christmas is on Friday. Even if you pre-ordered something on this list now, there's a good chance it won't get to you in time for Christmas. Secondly, the Steam Winter Sale begins on Tuesday. Of the films on this week's short list, The Brain That Wouldn't Die is the "best", for a certain definition of that word. It's a very entertaining bad movie and the Blu-ray even has the MST3K episode as an extra. More...


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$590,616 (8.9% of total gross)
Legs:2.59 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:104 opening theaters/1,025 max. theaters, 2.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $22,828,547

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,101-6,200) 6,159 $6,670,680
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 9,101-9,200) 9,115 $6,670,680

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 2nd, 1983 (Wide) by Universal
Video Release: December 22nd, 2015 by Shout Factory
Running Time: 99 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Genre Mashup, Segments, Video Game, Serial Killer, Surprise Twist, Priest, Existential Crisis, Supernatural, Animals Gone Bad
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Emilio Estevez    J.J. Cooney

Uncategorized

Veronica Cartwright    Claire Houston
William Sanderson   
James Tolkan    Voice of the Bishop
Lance Henriksen    MacLeod
Richard Masur    Steven Houston

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

Production and Technical Credits

Joseph Sargent    Director
Jeffrey Bloom    Screenwriter
Christopher Crowe    Screenwriter
Christopher Crowe    Producer

Home Market Releases for December 22nd, 2015

December 20th, 2015

The Brain That Wouldn't Die

There are two major reasons conspiring to make this week's list of home market releases terrible. Firstly, Christmas is on Friday. Even if you pre-ordered something on this list now, there's a good chance it won't get to you in time for Christmas. Secondly, the Steam Winter Sale begins on Tuesday. Of the films on this week's short list, The Brain That Wouldn't Die is the "best", for a certain definition of that word. It's a very entertaining bad movie and the Blu-ray even has the MST3K episode as an extra. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,101-6,200) 6,159 $6,670,680
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,768 $22,828,547
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,378 $6,670,680
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,145 $6,670,680
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,489 $6,670,680
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 501-600) 516 $6,670,680
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 501-600) 521 $6,670,680
All Time Domestic Box Office for Universal Movies (Rank 601-700) 692 $6,670,680

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 2, 1983 18 $590,616   104 $5,679   $590,616 1
Sep 9, 1983 3 $2,572,750 +336% 1,025 $2,510   $3,279,750 2
Sep 16, 1983 6 $1,473,737 -43% 968 $1,522   $5,451,000 3
Sep 23, 1983 12 $715,680 -51% 504 $1,420   $6,670,680 4

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 2, 1983 17 $707,000   104 $6,798   $707,000 1
Sep 9, 1983 3 $3,270,263 +363% 1,025 $3,191   $3,977,263 2
Sep 16, 1983 6 $1,977,737 -40% 968 $2,043   $5,955,000 3

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 9,101-9,200) 9,115 $6,670,680
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 8,001-8,100) 8,066 $6,670,680
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,847 $6,670,680
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 7,801-7,900) 7,897 $6,670,680
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 601-700) 616 $6,670,680
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 501-600) 585 $6,670,680
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Universal Movies (Rank 601-700) 698 $6,670,680