Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $29,500,000Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$6,614,366 (22.4% of total gross)
Legs:4.46 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$10,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,275 opening theaters/1,288 max. theaters, 5.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $100,955,552

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,014 $29,500,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,370 $29,500,000

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 24th, 1983 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 101 minutes
Comparisons: vs. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
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Keywords: Segments, In a Plane, Scary Kids, Bigotry, Posthumous Release, Voiceover/Narration, Archival Footage of Previous Installment, Genre Mashup, Supernatural, Monster, Time Travel
Source:Based on TV
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Warner Bros.
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 227 $5,829,772 Jul 1, 1983 10
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 140 $20,913,147 Jul 1, 1983 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,014 $29,500,000
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,681 $100,955,552
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,452 $29,500,000
Top 1983 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 22 $29,500,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on TV Movies (Rank 101-200) 139 $29,500,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,596 $29,500,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 201-300) 214 $29,500,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 201-300) 218 $29,500,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 601-700) 654 $29,500,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 401-500) 488 $29,500,000

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 24, 1983 4 $6,614,366   1,275 $5,188   $6,614,366 1
Jul 1, 1983 4 $5,829,772 -12% 1,288 $4,526   $16,197,870 2
Jul 8, 1983 7 $2,957,273 -49% 1,209 $2,446   $20,936,485 3
Jul 15, 1983 10 $2,054,736 -31% 957 $2,147   $24,548,903 4
Jul 22, 1983 12 $1,328,513 -35% 756 $1,757   $27,012,861 5
Jul 29, 1983 16 $786,000 -41% 582 $1,351   $28,486,539 6
Aug 5, 1983 18 $445,369 -43% 425 $1,048   $29,450,919 7

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 24, 1983 4 $10,368,098   1,275 $8,132   $10,368,098 1
Jul 1, 1983 4 $7,611,114 -27% 1,288 $5,909   $17,979,212 2
Jul 8, 1983 7 $4,514,955 -41% 1,209 $3,734   $22,494,167 3
Jul 15, 1983 10 $3,190,181 -29% 957 $3,334   $25,684,348 4
Jul 22, 1983 12 $2,016,191 -37% 756 $2,667   $27,700,539 5
Jul 29, 1983 16 $1,305,011 -35% 582 $2,242   $29,005,550 6

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,370 $29,500,000
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,643 $29,500,000
Top 1983 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 22 $29,500,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on TV Movies (Rank 101-200) 174 $29,500,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,758 $29,500,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 301-400) 333 $29,500,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 301-400) 304 $29,500,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 701-800) 777 $29,500,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 501-600) 540 $29,500,000

Supporting Cast

Dan Aykroyd Passenger/Ambulance Driver (Prologue/Segment #4)
Albert Brooks Prologue Car Driver
Scatman Crothers Mr. Bloom (Segment #2)
John Lithgow John Valentine (Segment #4)
Vic Morrow Bill Connor (Segment #1)
Kathleen Quinlan Helen Foley(School Teacher)(Segment#3)
Doug McGrath Seg. 1--Larry
Charles Hallahan Seg. 1--Ray
Remus Peets Seg. 1--German Officer
Kai Wulff Seg. 1--German Officer
Sue Dugan Seg. 1--Waitress
Debby Porter Seg. 1--Waitress
Steven Williams Seg. 1--Bar Patron
Annette Claudier Seg. 1--French Mother
Joseph Hieu Seg. 1--Vietnamese
Albert Leong Seg. 1--Vietnamese
Stephen Bishop Seg. 1--Charming G.I.
Thomas Byrd Seg. 1--G.I.
Vincent J. Isaac Seg. 1--G.I.
William B. Taylor Seg. 1--G.I.
Domingo Ambriz Seg. 1--G.I.
Eddy Donno Seg. 1--KKK
Michael Milgrom Seg. 1--KKK
John Larroquette Seg. 1--KKK
Norbert Weisser Seg. 1--Soldier
Bill Quinn Seg. 2--Mr. Conroy
Martin Garner Seg. 2--Mr. Weinstein
Selma Diamond Seg. 2--Mrs. Weinstein
Helen Shaw Seg. 2--Mrs. Dempsey
Murray Matheson Seg. 2--Mr. Agee
Peter Brocco Seg. 2--Mr. Mute
Priscilla Pointer Seg. 2--Miss Cox
Scott Nemes Seg. 2--Young Mr. Weinstein
Tanya Fenmore Seg. 2--Young Mrs. Weinstein
Evan Richards Seg. 2--Young Mr. Agee
Laura Mooney Seg. 2--Young Mrs. Dempsey
Christopher Eisenmann Seg. 2--Young Mr. Mute
Richard Swingler Seg. 2--Mr. Grey Panther
Alan Haufrect Seg. 2--Mr. Conroy's Son
Cheryl Socher Seg. 2--Mr. Conroy's Daughter-In-Law
Elsa Raven Seg. 2--Nurse
Jeremy Licht Seg. 3--Anthony
Kevin McCarthy Seg. 3--Uncle Walt
Patricia Barry Seg. 3--Mother
William Schallert Seg. 3--Father
Nancy Cartwright Seg. 3--Ethel
Cherie Currie Seg. 3--Sara
Bill Mumy Seg. 3--Tim
Jeffery G. Bannister Seg. 3--Charlie
Abbe Lane Seg. 4--Stewardess
Donna Dixon Seg. 4--Jr. Stewardess
John Dennis Johnston Seg. 4--Co-Pilot
Larry Cedar Seg. 4--Creature
Charles Knapp Seg. 4--Sky Marshal
Christina Nigra Seg. 4--Little Girl
Lonna Schwab Seg. 4--Mother
Margaret Wheeler Seg. 4--Old Woman
Eduard France Seg. 4--Old Man
Margaret Fitzgerald Seg. 4--Young Girl
Jeffrey Weissman Seg. 4--Young Man
Jeffrey Lampert Seg. 4--Mechanic
Frank Toth Seg. 4--Mechanic
Carol Serling Seg. 4--Passenger
Byron McFarland Seg. 4--Pilot Announcement
Dick Miller Walter Paisley

Narrator(s)

Uncredited* Narrator

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

Production and Technical Credits

George Miller Director
Joe Dante Director
John Landis Director
Steven Spielberg Director
Richard Matheson Screenwriter
George Clayton Johnson Screenwriter
Josh Rogan Screenwriter
John Landis Written By
George Clayton Johnson Story Creator
Frank Marshall Executive Producer
Jerry Goldsmith Composer
Steven Spielberg Producer
John Landis Producer
George Folsey, Jr. Associate Producer
Kathleen Kennedy Associate Producer
Michael Finnell Associate Producer
Jon Davison Associate Producer
Pat Kehoe Assistant Director
Elie Cohn Assistant Director
Dennis E. Jones Production Manager
Dan Allingham Production Manager
James D. Bissell Production Designer
James H. Spencer Art Director
Richard Sawyer Art Director
Jackie Carr Set Decorator
Barbara Paula Krieger Set Decorator
Stevan Larner Director of Photography
Allen Daviau Director of Photography
John Hora Director of Photography
Deborah Nadoolman Costume Designer
Malcolm Campbell Editor
Michael Kahn Editor
Tina Hirsch Editor
Howard Smith Editor
William B. Kaplan Sound Mixer
Thomas Causey Sound Mixer
Bill Varney Re-recording Mixer
Steve Maslow Re-recording Mixer
Gregg Landaker Re-recording Mixer
David Lewis Yewdall Supervising Sound Editor
Warren Hamilton, Jr. Sound Effects Editor
David Stone Sound Effects Editor
Duane Hartzell Sound Effects Editor
Ken Sweet Dialogue Editor
Kenneth Hall Music Editor
John M. Elliott Make up
Robert Westmoreland Make up
Melanie E. Levitt Make-up and Hair Designer
Virginia Kearns Hairstylist
Ellen Powell Hairstylist
Cheri Ruff Hairstylist
Rob Bottin Special Make-up Effects
Craig Reardon Special Make-up Effects
Michael McCracken special makeup effects artist (segment "4")
Joseph Williams Music Director
Paul Gordon Music Director
Mike Fenton Casting Director
Jane Feinberg Casting Director
Marci Liroff Casting Director
Bill Couch Stunt Coordinator
Gary McLarty Stunt Coordinator

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.


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  5. Video Sales
  6. Cast & Crew
  7. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$6,614,366 (22.4% of total gross)
Legs:4.46 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$10,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,275 opening theaters/1,288 max. theaters, 5.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $100,955,552

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,014 $29,500,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,370 $29,500,000

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 24th, 1983 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 101 minutes
Comparisons: vs. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Segments, In a Plane, Scary Kids, Bigotry, Posthumous Release, Voiceover/Narration, Archival Footage of Previous Installment, Genre Mashup, Supernatural, Monster, Time Travel
Source:Based on TV
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Warner Bros.
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 227 $5,829,772 Jul 1, 1983 10
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 140 $20,913,147 Jul 1, 1983 10

Supporting Cast

Dan Aykroyd Passenger/Ambulance Driver (Prologue/Segment #4)
Albert Brooks Prologue Car Driver
Scatman Crothers Mr. Bloom (Segment #2)
John Lithgow John Valentine (Segment #4)
Vic Morrow Bill Connor (Segment #1)
Kathleen Quinlan Helen Foley(School Teacher)(Segment#3)
Doug McGrath Seg. 1--Larry
Charles Hallahan Seg. 1--Ray
Remus Peets Seg. 1--German Officer
Kai Wulff Seg. 1--German Officer
Sue Dugan Seg. 1--Waitress
Debby Porter Seg. 1--Waitress
Steven Williams Seg. 1--Bar Patron
Annette Claudier Seg. 1--French Mother
Joseph Hieu Seg. 1--Vietnamese
Albert Leong Seg. 1--Vietnamese
Stephen Bishop Seg. 1--Charming G.I.
Thomas Byrd Seg. 1--G.I.
Vincent J. Isaac Seg. 1--G.I.
William B. Taylor Seg. 1--G.I.
Domingo Ambriz Seg. 1--G.I.
Eddy Donno Seg. 1--KKK
Michael Milgrom Seg. 1--KKK
John Larroquette Seg. 1--KKK
Norbert Weisser Seg. 1--Soldier
Bill Quinn Seg. 2--Mr. Conroy
Martin Garner Seg. 2--Mr. Weinstein
Selma Diamond Seg. 2--Mrs. Weinstein
Helen Shaw Seg. 2--Mrs. Dempsey
Murray Matheson Seg. 2--Mr. Agee
Peter Brocco Seg. 2--Mr. Mute
Priscilla Pointer Seg. 2--Miss Cox
Scott Nemes Seg. 2--Young Mr. Weinstein
Tanya Fenmore Seg. 2--Young Mrs. Weinstein
Evan Richards Seg. 2--Young Mr. Agee
Laura Mooney Seg. 2--Young Mrs. Dempsey
Christopher Eisenmann Seg. 2--Young Mr. Mute
Richard Swingler Seg. 2--Mr. Grey Panther
Alan Haufrect Seg. 2--Mr. Conroy's Son
Cheryl Socher Seg. 2--Mr. Conroy's Daughter-In-Law
Elsa Raven Seg. 2--Nurse
Jeremy Licht Seg. 3--Anthony
Kevin McCarthy Seg. 3--Uncle Walt
Patricia Barry Seg. 3--Mother
William Schallert Seg. 3--Father
Nancy Cartwright Seg. 3--Ethel
Cherie Currie Seg. 3--Sara
Bill Mumy Seg. 3--Tim
Jeffery G. Bannister Seg. 3--Charlie
Abbe Lane Seg. 4--Stewardess
Donna Dixon Seg. 4--Jr. Stewardess
John Dennis Johnston Seg. 4--Co-Pilot
Larry Cedar Seg. 4--Creature
Charles Knapp Seg. 4--Sky Marshal
Christina Nigra Seg. 4--Little Girl
Lonna Schwab Seg. 4--Mother
Margaret Wheeler Seg. 4--Old Woman
Eduard France Seg. 4--Old Man
Margaret Fitzgerald Seg. 4--Young Girl
Jeffrey Weissman Seg. 4--Young Man
Jeffrey Lampert Seg. 4--Mechanic
Frank Toth Seg. 4--Mechanic
Carol Serling Seg. 4--Passenger
Byron McFarland Seg. 4--Pilot Announcement
Dick Miller Walter Paisley

Narrator(s)

Uncredited* Narrator

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

Production and Technical Credits

George Miller Director
Joe Dante Director
John Landis Director
Steven Spielberg Director
Richard Matheson Screenwriter
George Clayton Johnson Screenwriter
Josh Rogan Screenwriter
John Landis Written By
George Clayton Johnson Story Creator
Frank Marshall Executive Producer
Jerry Goldsmith Composer
Steven Spielberg Producer
John Landis Producer
George Folsey, Jr. Associate Producer
Kathleen Kennedy Associate Producer
Michael Finnell Associate Producer
Jon Davison Associate Producer
Pat Kehoe Assistant Director
Elie Cohn Assistant Director
Dennis E. Jones Production Manager
Dan Allingham Production Manager
James D. Bissell Production Designer
James H. Spencer Art Director
Richard Sawyer Art Director
Jackie Carr Set Decorator
Barbara Paula Krieger Set Decorator
Stevan Larner Director of Photography
Allen Daviau Director of Photography
John Hora Director of Photography
Deborah Nadoolman Costume Designer
Malcolm Campbell Editor
Michael Kahn Editor
Tina Hirsch Editor
Howard Smith Editor
William B. Kaplan Sound Mixer
Thomas Causey Sound Mixer
Bill Varney Re-recording Mixer
Steve Maslow Re-recording Mixer
Gregg Landaker Re-recording Mixer
David Lewis Yewdall Supervising Sound Editor
Warren Hamilton, Jr. Sound Effects Editor
David Stone Sound Effects Editor
Duane Hartzell Sound Effects Editor
Ken Sweet Dialogue Editor
Kenneth Hall Music Editor
John M. Elliott Make up
Robert Westmoreland Make up
Melanie E. Levitt Make-up and Hair Designer
Virginia Kearns Hairstylist
Ellen Powell Hairstylist
Cheri Ruff Hairstylist
Rob Bottin Special Make-up Effects
Craig Reardon Special Make-up Effects
Michael McCracken special makeup effects artist (segment "4")
Joseph Williams Music Director
Paul Gordon Music Director
Mike Fenton Casting Director
Jane Feinberg Casting Director
Marci Liroff Casting Director
Bill Couch Stunt Coordinator
Gary McLarty Stunt Coordinator

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,014 $29,500,000
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,681 $100,955,552
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,452 $29,500,000
Top 1983 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 22 $29,500,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on TV Movies (Rank 101-200) 139 $29,500,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,596 $29,500,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 201-300) 214 $29,500,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 201-300) 218 $29,500,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 601-700) 654 $29,500,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 401-500) 488 $29,500,000

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 24, 1983 4 $6,614,366   1,275 $5,188   $6,614,366 1
Jul 1, 1983 4 $5,829,772 -12% 1,288 $4,526   $16,197,870 2
Jul 8, 1983 7 $2,957,273 -49% 1,209 $2,446   $20,936,485 3
Jul 15, 1983 10 $2,054,736 -31% 957 $2,147   $24,548,903 4
Jul 22, 1983 12 $1,328,513 -35% 756 $1,757   $27,012,861 5
Jul 29, 1983 16 $786,000 -41% 582 $1,351   $28,486,539 6
Aug 5, 1983 18 $445,369 -43% 425 $1,048   $29,450,919 7

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 24, 1983 4 $10,368,098   1,275 $8,132   $10,368,098 1
Jul 1, 1983 4 $7,611,114 -27% 1,288 $5,909   $17,979,212 2
Jul 8, 1983 7 $4,514,955 -41% 1,209 $3,734   $22,494,167 3
Jul 15, 1983 10 $3,190,181 -29% 957 $3,334   $25,684,348 4
Jul 22, 1983 12 $2,016,191 -37% 756 $2,667   $27,700,539 5
Jul 29, 1983 16 $1,305,011 -35% 582 $2,242   $29,005,550 6

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,370 $29,500,000
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,643 $29,500,000
Top 1983 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 22 $29,500,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on TV Movies (Rank 101-200) 174 $29,500,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,758 $29,500,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 301-400) 333 $29,500,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 301-400) 304 $29,500,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 701-800) 777 $29,500,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 501-600) 540 $29,500,000