The Frighteners

Name: The Frighteners
Director: Peter Jackson
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Released: 1996
Cast: Michael J. Fox, Trini Alvarado, Peter Dobson, John Astin, Jeffrey Combs

1996 • R • 1h 49m • Comedy, Drama, Fantasy • Universal Pictures

No rest for the wicked.

🍅 65% 71%

3.47

7.1

Box office summary

Opening Weekend

$5.6M

3-day opening

Domestic Total

$16.6M

Final

Worldwide Total

$29.2M

$12.6M international

Domestic Legs3.0x

1996 Rank#95

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Cast & Crew

Directed byPeter Jackson ScreenplayPeter Jackson, Fran Walsh Produced byPeter Jackson, Jamie Selkirk CinematographyAlun Bollinger, John Blick MusicDanny Elfman Prod. DesignGrant Major StarringMichael J. Fox, Trini Alvarado, Peter Dobson, John Astin, Jeffrey Combs, Dee Wallace, Chi McBride StudioUniversal Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Jul 19-21 5 $5.6M — 1,669 $3,335 $5.6M

2 Jul 26-28 11 $2.8M −49.9% 1,675 $1,665 $10.8M

3 Aug 2-4 12 $1.5M −47.0% 1,436 $1,030 $13.9M

4 Aug 9-11 22 $623.5K −57.8% 765 $815 $15.4M

5 Aug 16-18 28 $267.2K −57.1% 332 $805 $16.0M

6 Aug 23-25 34 $189.0K −29.3% 272 $695 $16.3M

7 Aug 30-Sep 2 40 $139.0K −26.5% 133 $1,045 $16.5M

Weekend grossWk 7 · $139.0K

$5.6M

$2.8M

$1.5M

$623.5K

$267.2K

$189.0K

$139.0K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 7 · −26.5%

−49.9%

W1→2

−47.0%

W2→3

−57.8%

W3→4

−57.1%

W4→5

−29.3%

W5→6

−26.5%

W6→7

Steepest −57.8%Best hold −26.5%

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