Australia Box Office for Poltergeist (1982)
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| Theatrical Performance (US$) | ||
| Australia Box Office | $0 | Details |
| Worldwide Box Office | $121,706,019 | Details |
| Further financial details... | ||
Metrics
Movie Details
| Production Budget: | $10,700,000 |
| Australia Releases: | August 6th, 1982 (Wide) |
| Video Release: | April 8th, 1997 by Turner Home Entertainment |
| MPAA Rating: | PG |
| Running Time: | 114 minutes |
| Franchise: | Poltergeist |
| Keywords: | Haunting, Supernatural, Supernatural Horror |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Horror |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Fantasy |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/05/07 | - | $248 | 1 | $248 | $0 | 2,023 |
Box Office Summary Per Territory
| Territory | Release Date |
Opening Weekend |
Opening Weekend Screens |
Maximum Screens |
Theatrical Engagements |
Total Box Office |
Report Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 8/6/1982 | $0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | $0 | |
| North America | 6/4/1982 | $6,896,612 | 890 | 1,060 | 16,885 | $74,706,019 | |
| United Kingdom | 10/21/2022 | $52,617 | 103 | 103 | 103 | $52,617 | 11/12/2022 |
| Rest of World | $46,947,383 | ||||||
| Worldwide Total | $121,706,019 | 11/12/2022 | |||||
Leading Cast
| Heather O'Rourke | Carol Anne Freeling |
Supporting Cast
| JoBeth Williams | Diane Freeling |
| Craig T. Nelson | Steve Freeling |
| Beatrice Straight | Dr. Lesh |
| Dominique Dunne | Dana Freeling |
| Oliver Robins | Robbie Freeling |
| Michael McManus | Ben Tuthill |
| Virginia Kiser | Mrs. Tuthill |
| Martin Casella | Marty |
| Richard Lawson | Ryan |
| Zelda Rubinstein | Tangina |
| James Karen | Mr. Teague |
| Lou Perry | Pugsley |
| Clair Leucart | Bulldozer Driver |
| Dirk Blocker | Jeff Shaw |
| Allan Graf | Neighbor |
| Joseph R. Walsh | Neighbor |
| Helen Baron | Woman Buyer |
| Noel Conlon | Husband |
| Robert Broyles | Pool Worker |
| Sonny Landham | Pool Worker |
| Jeff Bannister | Implosion Man |
| Phil Stone | Football Announcer |
| Dana Gendian | Special Child |
| Jaimi Gendian | Special Child |
For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.
Production and Technical Credits
| Tobe Hooper | Director |
| Steven Spielberg | Producer |
| Frank Marshall | Producer |
| Steven Spielberg | Screenwriter |
| Michael Grais | Screenwriter |
| Mark Victor | Screenwriter |
| Steven Spielberg | Story Creator |
| Jerry Goldsmith | Composer |
| Kathleen Kennedy | Associate Producer |
| Pat Kehoe | Assistant Director |
| Dennis E. Jones | Production Manager |
| Thomas G. Smith | Production Supervisor |
| James H. Spencer | Production Designer |
| Cheryal Kearney | Set Decorator |
| Matthew F. Leonetti | Director of Photography |
| Richard Edlund | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Bruce Nicholson | Optical Photography Supervisor |
| Michael Wood | Mechanical Effects Supervisor |
| Ann Lambert | Costume Supervisor |
| Michael Kahn | Editor |
| R. Fields | Associate Editor |
| Arthur Rochester | Sound Mixer |
| Bill Varney | Re-recording Mixer |
| Steve Maslow | Re-recording Mixer |
| Kevin O'Connell | Re-recording Mixer |
| Stephen Hunter Flick | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Richard L. Anderson | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Mark Mangini | Sound Effects Editor |
| John Chih Chao Dunn | Sound Effects Editor |
| Bonnie Koehler | Dialogue Editor |
| Warren Hamilton, Jr. | Dialogue Editor |
| Kenneth Hall | Music Editor |
| Craig Reardon | Special Make-up Effects |
| Harry V. Lojewski | Music Supervisor |
| Mike Fenton | Casting Director |
| Jane Feinberg | Casting Director |
| Marci Liroff | Casting Director |
| Glenn H. Randall Jr. | Stunt Coordinator |
The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.