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House of 1000 Corpses

2003 • R • 1h 29m • Horror • Lionsgate

The most shocking tale of carnage ever seen.

🍅 22% 65% MC 31 LB 3.23 IMDb 6.0

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$3.5M
Limited · 595 theaters
Domestic Total
$12.6M
Final
Worldwide Total
$17.0M
$4.4M international
Domestic Legs3.6x
Budget$7M
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Cast & Crew

Directed byRob Zombie ScreenplayRob Zombie Produced byAndy Gould CinematographyTom Richmond, Alex Poppas MusicRob Zombie StarringSid Haig, Bill Moseley, Sheri Moon Zombie, Karen Black, Erin Daniels, Chris Hardwick StudioLionsgate
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Apr 11-13 7 $3.5M — 595 $5,816 $3.5M
2 Apr 18-20 9 $2.5M −27.1% 847 $2,978 $7.1M
3 Apr 25-27 14 $1.5M −41.4% 815 $1,814 $9.6M
4 May 2-4 16 $721.8K −51.2% 623 $1,159 $10.8M
5 May 9-11 18 $507.0K −29.8% 525 $966 $11.6M
6 May 16-18 24 $179.0K −64.7% 255 $702 $12.0M
7 May 23-26 36 $100.5K −43.9% 171 $588 $12.2M
8 May 30-Jun 1 43 $40.8K −59.4% 76 $537 $12.3M
9 Jun 6-8 40 $54.1K +32.6% 97 $558 $12.4M
10 Jun 13-15 42 $43.3K −20.1% 96 $451 $12.4M
11 Jun 20-22 41 $50.6K +17.0% 94 $539 $12.5M
12 Jun 27-29 48 $26.1K −48.5% 55 $474 $12.6M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Cumulative total$9.8M
Apr 11Apr 14Apr 19Apr 22Apr 28
Weekend grossWk 10 · $43.3K
$3.5M
$2.5M
$1.5M
$721.8K
$507.0K
$179.0K
$100.5K
$40.8K
$54.1K
$43.3K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Theater countPeak 847 → 815 −3.8%
595 open815 now
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −20.1%
−27.1%
W1→2
−41.4%
W2→3
−51.2%
W3→4
−29.8%
W4→5
−64.7%
W5→6
−43.9%
W6→7
−59.4%
W7→8
+32.6%
W8→9
−20.1%
W9→10
Steepest −64.7%Biggest gain +32.6%

Profitability

Return on Budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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