Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $78,656,813Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$20,030,473 (25.5% of total gross)
Legs:3.93 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$25,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,868 opening theaters/2,868 max. theaters, 7.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $201,406,276

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,114 $78,656,813
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,253 $78,656,813

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 22nd, 1991 (Wide) by New Line
Video Release: July 22nd, 1992 by Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 88 minutes
Franchise: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Comparisons: vs. Return to Oz
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Keywords: Mutants, Live Action Cartoon, Independent/Other Comics, Action Adventure, Martial Arts, Martial Arts Master, Set in New York City, Set in New York, Underground
Source:Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production Countries: Hong Kong, United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day) 68 $13,049,622 Mar 29, 1991 10
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 35 $34,065,406 Mar 29, 1991 10
Top New Line Weekend Domestic 37 $20,030,473 Mar 22, 1991 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 22, 1991 1 $20,030,473   2,868 $6,984   $20,030,473 1
Mar 29, 1991 1 $13,049,622 -35% 2,868 $4,550   $39,778,530 2
Apr 5, 1991 1 $7,812,507 -40% 2,820 $2,770   $54,064,259 3
Apr 12, 1991 2 $5,862,113 -25% 2,783 $2,106   $61,482,900 4
Apr 19, 1991 3 $4,422,857 -25% 2,576 $1,717   $67,325,701 5
Apr 26, 1991 7 $2,400,356 -46% 2,557 $939   $70,562,444 6
May 3, 1991 10 $1,672,384 -30% 1,850 $904   $72,687,803 7
May 10, 1991 14 $785,909 -53% 1,549 $507   $73,761,868 8
May 17, 1991 19 $538,920 -31% 949 $568   $74,471,373 9
May 24, 1991 19 $447,361 -17% 617 $725   $75,017,859 10
Jun 21, 1991 15 $626,910   739 $848   $76,323,571 14

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 22, 1991 1 $26,728,908   2,868 $9,320   $26,728,908 1
Mar 29, 1991 1 $19,522,844 -27% 2,868 $6,807   $46,251,752 2
Apr 5, 1991 2 $9,369,035 -52% 2,820 $3,322   $55,620,787 3
Apr 12, 1991 2 $7,282,057 -22% 2,783 $2,617   $62,902,844 4
Apr 19, 1991 3 $5,259,244 -28% 2,576 $2,042   $68,162,088 5
Apr 26, 1991 7 $2,853,331 -46% 2,557 $1,116   $71,015,419 6
May 3, 1991 10 $1,960,540 -31% 1,850 $1,060   $72,975,959 7
May 10, 1991 16 $956,494 -51% 1,549 $617   $73,932,453 8
May 17, 1991 19 $638,045 -33% 949 $672   $74,570,498 9

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 3, 20141718,970 18,970$0$01,150

Leading Cast

Brian Tochi    Leonardo
Robbie Rist    Michelangelo
Adam Carl    Donatello
Laurie Faso    Raphael
Paige Turco    April O'Neil

Supporting Cast

David Warner    Professor Jordan Perry
Kevin Clash    Splinter
Kevin Nash    Super Shredder
Frank Welker    Rahzar/Tokka

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

Production and Technical Credits

Michael Pressman    Director
Todd W. Langen    Screenwriter
Kevin Eastman    Story Creator
Peter Laird    Story Creator

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  6. Cast & Crew
  7. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$20,030,473 (25.5% of total gross)
Legs:3.93 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$25,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,868 opening theaters/2,868 max. theaters, 7.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $201,406,276

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,114 $78,656,813
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,253 $78,656,813

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: March 22nd, 1991 (Wide) by New Line
Video Release: July 22nd, 1992 by Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 88 minutes
Franchise: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Comparisons: vs. Return to Oz
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Keywords: Mutants, Live Action Cartoon, Independent/Other Comics, Action Adventure, Martial Arts, Martial Arts Master, Set in New York City, Set in New York, Underground
Source:Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production Countries: Hong Kong, United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day) 68 $13,049,622 Mar 29, 1991 10
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 35 $34,065,406 Mar 29, 1991 10
Top New Line Weekend Domestic 37 $20,030,473 Mar 22, 1991 3

Leading Cast

Brian Tochi    Leonardo
Robbie Rist    Michelangelo
Adam Carl    Donatello
Laurie Faso    Raphael
Paige Turco    April O'Neil

Supporting Cast

David Warner    Professor Jordan Perry
Kevin Clash    Splinter
Kevin Nash    Super Shredder
Frank Welker    Rahzar/Tokka

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

Production and Technical Credits

Michael Pressman    Director
Todd W. Langen    Screenwriter
Kevin Eastman    Story Creator
Peter Laird    Story Creator

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 22, 1991 1 $20,030,473   2,868 $6,984   $20,030,473 1
Mar 29, 1991 1 $13,049,622 -35% 2,868 $4,550   $39,778,530 2
Apr 5, 1991 1 $7,812,507 -40% 2,820 $2,770   $54,064,259 3
Apr 12, 1991 2 $5,862,113 -25% 2,783 $2,106   $61,482,900 4
Apr 19, 1991 3 $4,422,857 -25% 2,576 $1,717   $67,325,701 5
Apr 26, 1991 7 $2,400,356 -46% 2,557 $939   $70,562,444 6
May 3, 1991 10 $1,672,384 -30% 1,850 $904   $72,687,803 7
May 10, 1991 14 $785,909 -53% 1,549 $507   $73,761,868 8
May 17, 1991 19 $538,920 -31% 949 $568   $74,471,373 9
May 24, 1991 19 $447,361 -17% 617 $725   $75,017,859 10
Jun 21, 1991 15 $626,910   739 $848   $76,323,571 14

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 22, 1991 1 $26,728,908   2,868 $9,320   $26,728,908 1
Mar 29, 1991 1 $19,522,844 -27% 2,868 $6,807   $46,251,752 2
Apr 5, 1991 2 $9,369,035 -52% 2,820 $3,322   $55,620,787 3
Apr 12, 1991 2 $7,282,057 -22% 2,783 $2,617   $62,902,844 4
Apr 19, 1991 3 $5,259,244 -28% 2,576 $2,042   $68,162,088 5
Apr 26, 1991 7 $2,853,331 -46% 2,557 $1,116   $71,015,419 6
May 3, 1991 10 $1,960,540 -31% 1,850 $1,060   $72,975,959 7
May 10, 1991 16 $956,494 -51% 1,549 $617   $73,932,453 8
May 17, 1991 19 $638,045 -33% 949 $672   $74,570,498 9

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 3, 20141718,970 18,970$0$01,150