Ghost Story (1981)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $16,202,210Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,105,729 (13.0% of total gross)
Legs:5.97 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:548 opening theaters/600 max. theaters, 3.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $62,216,457

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Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 305 $10,431,154 Jan 1, 1982 17

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 18, 1981 5 $2,105,729   548 $3,843   $2,105,729 1
Jan 1, 1982 9 $2,713,946   550 $4,934   $11,583,188 3
Jan 8, 1982 10 $1,492,999 -45% 600 $2,488   $14,477,552 4
Jan 15, 1982 10 $1,195,540 -20% 558 $2,143   $6,500,724 5

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 1, 1982 10 $4,115,311   550 $7,482   $12,984,553 3
Jan 8, 1982 6 $2,022,117 -51% 600 $3,370   $5,305,184 4

Uncategorized

John Houseman Sears James
Patricia Neal Stella Hawthorne
Alice Krige Eva Galli/Alma Mobley
Fred Astaire Ricky Hawthorne
Melvyn Douglas Dr. John Jaffrey
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Edward Charles Wanderley

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Production and Technical Credits

John Irvin Director
Lawrence D. Cohen Screenwriter

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,105,729 (13.0% of total gross)
Legs:5.97 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:548 opening theaters/600 max. theaters, 3.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $62,216,457

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

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Movie Details

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 305 $10,431,154 Jan 1, 1982 17

Uncategorized

John Houseman Sears James
Patricia Neal Stella Hawthorne
Alice Krige Eva Galli/Alma Mobley
Fred Astaire Ricky Hawthorne
Melvyn Douglas Dr. John Jaffrey
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Edward Charles Wanderley

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

Production and Technical Credits

John Irvin Director
Lawrence D. Cohen Screenwriter

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 18, 1981 5 $2,105,729   548 $3,843   $2,105,729 1
Jan 1, 1982 9 $2,713,946   550 $4,934   $11,583,188 3
Jan 8, 1982 10 $1,492,999 -45% 600 $2,488   $14,477,552 4
Jan 15, 1982 10 $1,195,540 -20% 558 $2,143   $6,500,724 5

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 1, 1982 10 $4,115,311   550 $7,482   $12,984,553 3
Jan 8, 1982 6 $2,022,117 -51% 600 $3,370   $5,305,184 4

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records