Silver Bullet (1985)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $10,803,211Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,013,563 (37.2% of total gross)
Legs:2.69 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$7,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,139 opening theaters/1,285 max. theaters, 3.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $32,805,243

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,204 $10,803,211
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,301-7,400) 7,370 $10,803,211
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,803 $10,803,211
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,215 $10,803,211

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 11th, 1985 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: August 15th, 2017 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 95 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Lost Boys
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Keywords: Action Horror, Werewolf, Christians, Pastor, Unbelieving Police, Life in a Small Town, Addiction, Dysfunctional Family, Fourth of July, Wheelchair User, Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author, Vigilante
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 150 $12,775,565 Oct 11, 1985 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 3-Day) 87 $4,013,563 Oct 11, 1985 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 70 $12,775,565 Oct 11, 1985 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,204 $10,803,211
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,045 $32,805,243
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,482 $10,803,211
Top 1985 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 70 $10,803,211
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,086 $10,803,211
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,618 $10,803,211
All Time Domestic Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 301-400) 364 $10,803,211
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 401-500) 442 $10,803,211
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,803 $10,803,211
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 401-500) 497 $10,803,211

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 11, 1985 3 $4,013,563   1,139 $3,524   $4,013,563 1
Oct 18, 1985 5 $2,422,194 -40% 1,285 $1,885   $7,223,004 2
Oct 25, 1985 7 $1,495,590 -38% 1,190 $1,257   $9,429,276 3
Nov 1, 1985 13 $852,188 -43% 926 $920   $10,803,211 4

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 11, 1985 3 $4,800,810   1,139 $4,215   $4,800,810 1
Oct 18, 1985 5 $3,132,876 -35% 1,285 $2,438   $7,933,686 2
Oct 25, 1985 6 $2,017,337 -36% 1,190 $1,695   $9,951,023 3

Uncategorized

Corey Haim Marty Coslaw
Everett McGill Reverend Lowe
Gary Busey Uncle Red
Lawrence Tierney Owen Knopfler
Bill Smitrovich Andy Fairton
Terry O'Quinn Sheriff Joe Haller
James Gammon Arnie Westrum

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

Production and Technical Credits

Daniel Attias Director
Stephen King Screenwriter
Stephen King Story Creator

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,013,563 (37.2% of total gross)
Legs:2.69 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$7,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,139 opening theaters/1,285 max. theaters, 3.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $32,805,243

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,204 $10,803,211
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,301-7,400) 7,370 $10,803,211
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,803 $10,803,211
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,215 $10,803,211

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: October 11th, 1985 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: August 15th, 2017 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 95 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Lost Boys
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Action Horror, Werewolf, Christians, Pastor, Unbelieving Police, Life in a Small Town, Addiction, Dysfunctional Family, Fourth of July, Wheelchair User, Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author, Vigilante
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 150 $12,775,565 Oct 11, 1985 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 3-Day) 87 $4,013,563 Oct 11, 1985 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 70 $12,775,565 Oct 11, 1985 3

Uncategorized

Corey Haim Marty Coslaw
Everett McGill Reverend Lowe
Gary Busey Uncle Red
Lawrence Tierney Owen Knopfler
Bill Smitrovich Andy Fairton
Terry O'Quinn Sheriff Joe Haller
James Gammon Arnie Westrum

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

Production and Technical Credits

Daniel Attias Director
Stephen King Screenwriter
Stephen King Story Creator

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,204 $10,803,211
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,045 $32,805,243
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,482 $10,803,211
Top 1985 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 70 $10,803,211
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,086 $10,803,211
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,618 $10,803,211
All Time Domestic Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 301-400) 364 $10,803,211
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 401-500) 442 $10,803,211
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,803 $10,803,211
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 401-500) 497 $10,803,211

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 11, 1985 3 $4,013,563   1,139 $3,524   $4,013,563 1
Oct 18, 1985 5 $2,422,194 -40% 1,285 $1,885   $7,223,004 2
Oct 25, 1985 7 $1,495,590 -38% 1,190 $1,257   $9,429,276 3
Nov 1, 1985 13 $852,188 -43% 926 $920   $10,803,211 4

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 11, 1985 3 $4,800,810   1,139 $4,215   $4,800,810 1
Oct 18, 1985 5 $3,132,876 -35% 1,285 $2,438   $7,933,686 2
Oct 25, 1985 6 $2,017,337 -36% 1,190 $1,695   $9,951,023 3

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,301-7,400) 7,370 $10,803,211
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,431 $10,803,211
Top 1985 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 71 $10,803,211
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,346 $10,803,211
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,301-6,400) 6,398 $10,803,211
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 501-600) 520 $10,803,211
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 401-500) 497 $10,803,211
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,215 $10,803,211
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 501-600) 510 $10,803,211