Candyman

Name: Candyman
Director: Bernard Rose
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Released: 1992
Cast: Virginia Madsen, Tony Todd, Xander Berkeley, Kasi Lemmons, Vanessa Williams

1992 • R • 1h 41m • Horror, Thriller • Sony Pictures Releasing

We dare you to say his name five times.

🍅 79% 64%

3.66

6.8

Box office summary

Opening Weekend

$5.4M

3-day opening

Domestic Total

$25.7M

Final

Worldwide Total

$33.0M

$7.3M international

Domestic Legs4.7x

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Cast & Crew

Directed byBernard Rose ScreenplayBernard Rose Produced bySteve Golin, Alan Poul, Sigurjón Sighvatsson CinematographyAnthony B. Richmond MusicPhilip Glass StarringVirginia Madsen, Tony Todd, Xander Berkeley, Kasi Lemmons, Vanessa Williams, DeJuan Guy StudioSony Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Oct 16-18 4 $5.4M — 1,251 $4,320 $5.4M

2 Oct 23-25 3 $4.2M −21.9% 1,481 $2,850 $11.2M

3 Oct 30-Nov 1 3 $3.4M −20.5% 1,483 $2,262 $15.7M

4 Nov 6-8 7 $2.5M −25.1% 1,486 $1,690 $19.2M

5 Nov 13-15 8 $1.7M −30.6% 1,500 $1,162 $21.7M

12 Jan 1-3 29 $132.9K — 181 $734 $25.1M

13 Jan 8-10 29 $110.0K −17.2% 164 $671 $25.2M

15 Jan 22-24 35 $64.3K — 109 $590 $25.5M

Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record

Weekend grossWk 5 · $1.7M

$5.4M

$4.2M

$3.4M

$2.5M

$1.7M

W1W2W3W4W5

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 5 · −30.6%

−21.9%

W1→2

−20.5%

W2→3

−25.1%

W3→4

−30.6%

W4→5

Steepest −30.6%Best hold −20.5%

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