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1983 • R • 1h 27m • Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi • Universal Pictures

First it controls your mind. Then it destroys your body.

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$1.20M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$2.10M
Final
Worldwide total
$2.10M
$1.5K international
Domestic legs1.8x
Budget$6M
1983 rank#131

Cast & crew

Directed byDavid Cronenberg Written byDavid Cronenberg Produced byClaude Héroux CinematographyMark Irwin Music byHoward Shore StarringJames Woods, Debbie Harry, Sonja Smits, Peter Dvorsky, Leslie Carlson StudioUniversal Pictures

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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Feb 4-6 8 $1.2M — 600 $1,990 $1.2M
2 Feb 11-13 15 $577.4K −51.6% 398 $1,451 $2.1M
Weekend grossWk 2 · $577.4K
$1.2M
$577.4K
W1W2
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 2 · −51.6%
−51.6%
W1→2
Steepest −51.6%Best hold −51.6%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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