Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)

Friday the 13th Part 2
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $21,722,776Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$6,429,784 (29.6% of total gross)
Legs:3.38 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$1,250,000 (worldwide box office is 17.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,350 opening theaters/1,350 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $84,234,359

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 30th, 1981 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: June 16th, 2009 by Paramount Home Video
Running Time: 87 minutes
Franchise: Friday the 13th
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Keywords: Slasher Horror
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 1, 1981 1 $6,429,784   1,350 $4,763   $6,429,784 1

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Leading Cast

Supporting Cast

Amy Steel Ginny Field
John Furey Paul Holt
Kirsten Baker Terri
Stuart Charno Ted
Marta Kober Sandra
Tommy McBride Mark
Walt Gorney Crazy Ralph
Betsy Palmer Mrs. Voorhees

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Steve Miner Director
Steve Miner Producer
Ron Kurz Screenwriter
Dennis Murphy Co-Producer

Featured DVD Review: Friday the 13th: The Ultimate Collection

September 29th, 2011

This week Friday the 13th Box Set: The Ultimate Collection comes out on the home market. And note, that's The Ultimate Collection, not The Complete Collection, because after Jason Takes Manhattan, a new studio took over the franchise. I've previously reviewed most of these films, so I'll just go over the two I missed, after a short recap... More...


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$6,429,784 (29.6% of total gross)
Legs:3.38 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$1,250,000 (worldwide box office is 17.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,350 opening theaters/1,350 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $84,234,359

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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iTunes:iTunes

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 30th, 1981 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: June 16th, 2009 by Paramount Home Video
Running Time: 87 minutes
Franchise: Friday the 13th
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
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Keywords: Slasher Horror
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Supporting Cast

Amy Steel Ginny Field
John Furey Paul Holt
Kirsten Baker Terri
Stuart Charno Ted
Marta Kober Sandra
Tommy McBride Mark
Walt Gorney Crazy Ralph
Betsy Palmer Mrs. Voorhees

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Steve Miner Director
Steve Miner Producer
Ron Kurz Screenwriter
Dennis Murphy Co-Producer

Featured DVD Review: Friday the 13th: The Ultimate Collection

September 29th, 2011

This week Friday the 13th Box Set: The Ultimate Collection comes out on the home market. And note, that's The Ultimate Collection, not The Complete Collection, because after Jason Takes Manhattan, a new studio took over the franchise. I've previously reviewed most of these films, so I'll just go over the two I missed, after a short recap... More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 1, 1981 1 $6,429,784   1,350 $4,763   $6,429,784 1

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records