Scanners (1981)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $14,200,000Details
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $245,272 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $245,272
Further financial details...

Metrics

Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $55,063,302

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,667 $14,200,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,601-6,700) 6,606 $14,200,000

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: 1981 (Wide) by Avco Embassy
Video Release: July 15th, 2014 by Criterion
Comparisons: vs. Ghost in the Machine
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Keywords: Body Horror, Canuxploitation
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production Countries: Canada
Languages: English

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,667 $14,200,000
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,961 $55,063,302
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,965 $14,200,000
Top 1981 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 55 $14,200,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,365 $14,200,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,142 $14,200,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 428 $14,200,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 401-500) 406 $14,200,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Avco Embassy Movies 9 $14,200,000

Weekend Box Office Performance

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,601-6,700) 6,606 $14,200,000
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,700 $14,200,000
Top 1981 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 58 $14,200,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,448 $14,200,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,701-5,800) 5,764 $14,200,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 501-600) 505 $14,200,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 401-500) 460 $14,200,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Avco Embassy Movies 9 $14,200,000

Uncategorized

Jennifer O'Neil
Stephen Lack
Patrick McGoohan
Michael Ironside Darryl Revok, Scanner Leader/Head of Biocarbon Amalgamte Drug Lab

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

Production and Technical Credits

David Cronenberg Director
Howard Shore Composer

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for July 15th, 2014

July 14th, 2014

There is actually a $100 million hit on this week's list of new releases, which puts it miles ahead of most of recent weeks. Unfortunately, that new release is Rio 2, which isn't terrible, but it certainly isn't Pick of the Week material either. Worse still, there is practically no depth this week and almost none of the new DVDs / Blu-rays are Pick of the Week contenders. Fortunately, "Weird Al" Yankovic comes to the rescue with Mandatory Fun, which is a CD, which I normally don't talk about. As far as DVDs and Blu-rays are concerned, Orphan Black: Season 2 on Blu-ray is clearly the best. More...


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Metrics

Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $55,063,302

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,667 $14,200,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,601-6,700) 6,606 $14,200,000

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


Watch Now On

iTunes:iTunes
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: 1981 (Wide) by Avco Embassy
Video Release: July 15th, 2014 by Criterion
Comparisons: vs. Ghost in the Machine
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Body Horror, Canuxploitation
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production Countries: Canada
Languages: English

Uncategorized

Jennifer O'Neil
Stephen Lack
Patrick McGoohan
Michael Ironside Darryl Revok, Scanner Leader/Head of Biocarbon Amalgamte Drug Lab

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

Production and Technical Credits

David Cronenberg Director
Howard Shore Composer

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for July 15th, 2014

July 14th, 2014

There is actually a $100 million hit on this week's list of new releases, which puts it miles ahead of most of recent weeks. Unfortunately, that new release is Rio 2, which isn't terrible, but it certainly isn't Pick of the Week material either. Worse still, there is practically no depth this week and almost none of the new DVDs / Blu-rays are Pick of the Week contenders. Fortunately, "Weird Al" Yankovic comes to the rescue with Mandatory Fun, which is a CD, which I normally don't talk about. As far as DVDs and Blu-rays are concerned, Orphan Black: Season 2 on Blu-ray is clearly the best. More...

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,667 $14,200,000
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,961 $55,063,302
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,965 $14,200,000
Top 1981 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 55 $14,200,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,365 $14,200,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,142 $14,200,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 428 $14,200,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 401-500) 406 $14,200,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Avco Embassy Movies 9 $14,200,000

Weekend Box Office Performance

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,601-6,700) 6,606 $14,200,000
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,700 $14,200,000
Top 1981 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 58 $14,200,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,448 $14,200,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,701-5,800) 5,764 $14,200,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 501-600) 505 $14,200,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 401-500) 460 $14,200,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Avco Embassy Movies 9 $14,200,000