New Zealand Box Office for The Frighteners (1996)
| Theatrical Performance (US$) | ||
| New Zealand Box Office | $787 | Details |
| Worldwide Box Office | $16,554,422 | Details |
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Synopsis
Once an architect, Frank Bannister now passes himself off as an exorcist of evil spirits. To bolster his facade, he claims his “special” gift is the result of a car accident that killed his wife. But what he does not count on is more people dying in the small town where he lives. As he tries to piece together the supernatural mystery of these killings, he falls in love with the wife of one of the victims and deals with a crazy FBI agent.
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Movie Details
| New Zealand Releases: | December 26th, 1996 (Wide) October 28th, 2021 (Limited) |
| Video Release: | August 26th, 1997 by Universal Home Entertainment |
| MPAA Rating: | R for terror/violence |
| Running Time: | 109 minutes |
| Keywords: | Heaven and Hell, Horror Comedy, Supernatural, Serial Killer, Bonnie and Clyde romance, Surprise Twist, Confidence Men, Haunting, Friendly Ghost |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Horror |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Fantasy |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Wingnut Films, Universal Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
DVD and Blu-ray Releases for September 13th, 2011
September 13th, 2011
It is an incredibly busy week on the home market with several major releases, including Thor on Blu-ray, as well as Star Wars The Complete Saga, which comes out this Friday. Unfortunately, neither of the screeners have arrived yet, so it is hard to tell if they are pick of the week material. I figured Star Wars would easily take that honor, but the changes made have pissed off enough people that I think it's best that I hold off making a judgment till after it arrives. After spending way too long trying to pick between the two, I'm going with Degrassi: Season Ten, Part Two instead.
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Because some of our sources provide box office data in their local currency, while we use USD in the graph above and table below, exchange rate fluctuations can have effect on the data causing stronger increases or even decreases of the cumulative box office.
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Screens | Per Screen | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/10/29 | - | $570 | 1 | $570 | $570 | 1,297 | |
| 2021/11/05 | - | $220 | -61% | 1 | $220 | $787 | 1,298 |
Box Office Summary Per Territory
| Territory | Release Date |
Opening Weekend |
Opening Weekend Screens |
Maximum Screens |
Theatrical Engagements |
Total Box Office |
Report Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 12/26/1996 | $0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | $787 | 10/20/2022 |
| North America | 7/19/1996 | $5,565,495 | 1,669 | 1,675 | 6,282 | $16,553,635 | |
| Worldwide Total | $16,554,422 | 10/20/2022 | |||||
Leading Cast
| Michael J. Fox | Frank Bannister |
Supporting Cast
| Trini Alvarado | Dr. Lucy Lynskey |
| Peter Dobson | Ray Lynskey |
| John Astin | The Judge |
| Dee Wallace-Stone* | Patricia Ann Bradley, Bartlett's Girl |
| Jeffrey Combs | Special Agent Milton Dammers |
| Jake Busey | Johnny Bartlett |
| Chi McBride | Cyrus |
Cameos
| R. Lee Ermey | Sergeant Hiles |
| Peter Jackson | Man with Piercings |
For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.
Production and Technical Credits
| Peter Jackson | Director |
| Fran Walsh | Screenwriter |
| Peter Jackson | Screenwriter |
| Jamie Selkirk | Producer |
| Peter Jackson | Producer |
| Robert Zemeckis | Executive Producer |
| Alun Bollinger | Director of Photography |
| John Blick | Director of Photography |
| Grant Major | Production Designer |
| Jamie Selkirk | Editor |
| Fran Walsh | Associate Producer |
| Tim Sanders | Co-Producer |
| Danny Elfman | Composer |