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Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

1982 • PG • 1h 53m • Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi • Paramount Pictures

At the end of the universe lies the beginning of vengeance.

🍅 87% 90% MC 68 LB 3.94 IMDb 7.7

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$14.3M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$78.9M
Final
Worldwide Total
$95.8M
$16.9M international
Domestic Legs5.5x
Budget$12M
1982 Rank#6
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Cast & Crew

Full Meyer filmography
Nicholas Meyer Nicholas Meyer Director William Shatner William Shatner Starring Leonard Nimoy Leonard Nimoy Starring Ricardo Montalbán Ricardo Montalbán Starring DeForest Kelley DeForest Kelley Starring James Doohan James Doohan Starring
ScreenplayNicholas Meyer, Jack B. Sowards Produced byRobert Sallin CinematographyGayne Rescher MusicJames Horner StudioParamount Pictures
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jun 4-6 1 $14.3M — 1,621 $8,851 $14.3M
2 Jun 11-13 2 $9.4M −34.4% 1,621 $5,803 $33.9M
3 Jun 18-20 4 $6.2M −33.8% 1,508 $4,132 $42.1M
4 Jun 25-27 5 $4.5M −27.0% 1,285 $3,538 $50.1M
5 Jul 2-4 6 $4.5M −0.5% 1,250 $3,620 $57.7M
6 Jul 9-11 7 $2.8M −38.8% 1,030 $2,687 $61.1M
7 Jul 16-18 10 $2.0M −26.7% 762 $2,661 $64.5M
8 Jul 23-25 12 $1.6M −21.7% 658 $2,413 $66.9M
9 Jul 30-Aug 1 12 $1.3M −17.5% 655 $1,999 $69.1M
10 Aug 6-8 16 $1.1M −12.7% 593 $1,926 $70.6M
11 Aug 13-15 20 $695.5K −39.1% 593 $1,173 $72.2M
12 Aug 20-22 20 $660.4K −5.1% 390 $1,693 $73.2M
13 Aug 27-29 22 $679.5K +2.9% 370 $1,837 $74.3M
14 Sep 3-6 22 $750.2K +10.4% 337 $2,226 $75.2M
15 Sep 10-12 19 $448.7K −40.2% 296 $1,516 $76.1M
16 Sep 17-19 21 $405.6K −9.6% 300 $1,352 $76.8M
17 Sep 24-26 19 $417.0K +2.8% 305 $1,367 $77.4M
18 Oct 1-3 25 $271.5K −34.9% 226 $1,201 $77.9M
19 Oct 8-10 24 $204.3K −24.7% 193 $1,059 $78.3M
20 Oct 15-17 21 $210.7K +3.1% 204 $1,033 $78.6M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $1.1M
$14.3M
$9.4M
$6.2M
$4.5M
$4.5M
$2.8M
$2.0M
$1.6M
$1.3M
$1.1M
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −12.7%
−34.4%
W1→2
−33.8%
W2→3
−27.0%
W3→4
−0.5%
W4→5
−38.8%
W5→6
−26.7%
W6→7
−21.7%
W7→8
−17.5%
W8→9
−12.7%
W9→10
Steepest −38.8%Best hold −0.5%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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