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The Return of the Living DeadFollow

1985 • R • 1h 31m • Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi • Orion Pictures

They're back from the grave and ready to party!

🍅 71% 80% MC 66 IMDb 7.3

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$4.40M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$14.24M
Final
Domestic legs3.2x
Budget$4M
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Cast & crew

Directed byDan O'Bannon ScreenplayDan O'Bannon Produced byTom Fox CinematographyJules Brenner MusicMatt Clifford Prod. DesignWilliam Stout StarringClu Gulager, James Karen, Don Calfa, Thom Mathews, Miguel A. Núñez Jr., Brian Peck StudioOrion Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Aug 16-18 4 $4.4M — 1,506 $2,924 $4.4M
2 Aug 23-25 6 $2.8M −36.9% 1,500 $1,854 $9.3M
3 Aug 30-Sep 1 13 $1.8M −36.9% 945 $1,858 $12.2M
4 Sep 6-8 15 $849.2K −51.6% 690 $1,231 $13.3M
5 Sep 13-15 15 $628.4K −26.0% 608 $1,034 $14.2M
Weekend grossWk 5 · $628.4K
$4.4M
$2.8M
$1.8M
$849.2K
$628.4K
W1W2W3W4W5
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 5 · −26.0%
−36.9%
W1→2
−36.9%
W2→3
−51.6%
W3→4
−26.0%
W4→5
Steepest −51.6%Best hold −26.0%

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