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Vampires

1998 • R • 1h 48m • Action, Horror, Thriller • Sony Pictures Releasing

Prepare for the dawn.

🍅 43% 47% MC 42 LB 2.95 IMDb 6.1

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$9.1M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$20.3M
Final
Domestic Legs2.2x
Budget$20M
1998 Rank#85
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Cast & Crew

Full Carpenter filmography
John Carpenter John Carpenter Director James Woods James Woods Starring Sheryl Lee Sheryl Lee Starring Maximilian Schell Maximilian Schell Starring
ScreenplayDon Jakoby Produced bySandy King CinematographyGary B. Kibbe MusicJohn Carpenter StudioSony Pictures
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Oct 30-Nov 1 1 $9.1M — 1,793 $5,079 $9.1M
2 Nov 6-8 8 $3.9M −57.0% 1,793 $2,184 $15.6M
3 Nov 13-15 12 $1.7M −57.5% 1,793 $929 $18.5M
4 Nov 20-22 20 $583.4K −65.0% 960 $608 $19.6M
5 Nov 27-29 37 $103.2K −82.3% 167 $618 $19.8M
6 Dec 4-6 49 $38.7K −62.5% 117 $331 $19.9M
7 Dec 11-13 55 $23.5K −39.1% 85 $277 $19.9M
13 Jan 22-24 39 $107.5K — 378 $284 $20.1M
14 Jan 29-31 44 $72.5K −32.6% 351 $206 $20.2M
15 Feb 5-7 53 $27.7K −61.8% 160 $173 $20.2M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Cumulative total$18.6M
Nov 1Nov 4Nov 7Nov 10Nov 16
Weekend grossWk 7 · $23.5K
$9.1M
$3.9M
$1.7M
$583.4K
$103.2K
$38.7K
$23.5K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7
Theater countPeak 1,793 → 1,793 +0.0%
1,793 open1,793 now
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 7 · −39.1%
−57.0%
W1→2
−57.5%
W2→3
−65.0%
W3→4
−82.3%
W4→5
−62.5%
W5→6
−39.1%
W6→7
Steepest −82.3%Best hold −39.1%

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