Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)

Vampire in Brooklyn
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $19,637,147Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,045,379 (35.9% of total gross)
Legs:2.79 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$14,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,307 opening theaters/2,307 max. theaters, 4.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $48,643,489

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 27th, 1995 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: October 24th, 2017 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for strong language and vampire violence
Running Time: 100 minutes
Comparisons: vs. My Bloody Valentine
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Keywords: Vampire, Same Actor, Multiple Roles, Horror Comedy, Set in New York, Set in New York City, Set in Brooklyn, African Americans, NYPD, Romance, Suicide, Mental Illness
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures, Eddie Murphy Production
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 274 $5,902,917 Nov 10, 1995 17
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day) 97 $7,045,379 Oct 27, 1995 3
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 48 $18,301,785 Oct 27, 1995 3
Halloween (Opening, 3-Day) 35 $7,045,379 Oct 27, 1995 3
Halloween (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 25 $18,301,785 Oct 27, 1995 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 27, 1995 3 $7,045,379   2,307 $3,054   $7,045,379 1
Nov 3, 1995 5 $4,394,462 -38% 2,307 $1,905   $13,361,098 2
Nov 10, 1995 9 $2,272,362 -48% 2,130 $1,067   $16,728,177 3
Nov 17, 1995 11 $1,008,941 -56% 1,213 $832   $18,239,390 4
Nov 24, 1995 23 $247,276 -75% 451 $548   $18,712,248 5
Dec 1, 1995 29 $108,987 -56% 227 $480   $18,863,718 6
Dec 8, 1995 34 $59,634 -45% 194 $307   $18,947,688 7
Dec 15, 1995 43 $30,590 -49% 106 $289   $18,995,543 8
Dec 29, 1995 66 $10,029   11 $912   $19,034,124 10
Jan 12, 1996 30 $266,371   309 $862   $19,305,032 12
Jan 19, 1996 36 $110,641 -58% 220 $503   $19,464,957 13
Jan 26, 1996 46 $58,819 -47% 130 $452   $19,556,475 14

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 27, 1995 2 $8,966,636   2,307 $3,887   $8,966,636 1
Nov 3, 1995 5 $5,489,179 -39% 2,307 $2,379   $14,455,815 2
Nov 10, 1995 8 $2,774,634 -49% 2,130 $1,303   $17,230,449 3
Nov 17, 1995 11 $1,234,523 -56% 1,213 $1,018   $18,464,972 4
Nov 24, 1995 23 $289,759 -77% 451 $642   $18,754,731 5
Dec 1, 1995 30 $133,323 -54% 227 $587   $18,888,054 6
Dec 8, 1995 35 $76,899 -42% 194 $396   $18,964,953 7
Jan 12, 1996 30 $315,655   309 $1,022   $19,354,316 12
Jan 19, 1996 34 $143,340 -55% 220 $652   $19,497,656 13

Leading Cast

Eddie Murphy Maximillian/Preacher Pauly/Guido
Angela Bassett Rita

Supporting Cast

Allen Payne Detective Justice
Kadeem Hardison Julius Jones
Zakes Mokae Dr. Zeko
John Witherspoon Silas
Simbi Khali Nikki
W. Earl Brown Thrasher
Jsu Garcia Anthony
Joanna Cassidy Capt. Dewey

Cameos

Mitch Pileggi Tony the Hitman

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

Production and Technical Credits

Wes Craven Director
Eddie Murphy Producer
Mark Lipsky Producer
Charles Murphy Screenwriter
Michael Lucker Screenwriter
Chris Parker Screenwriter
Eddie Murphy Story by
Vernon Lynch Story by
Charles Murphy Story by
Marianne Maddalena Executive Producer
Stuart Besser Executive Producer
Ray Murphy Co-Producer
Mark Irwin Director of Photography
Patrick Lussier Editor
J. Peter Robinson Composer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,045,379 (35.9% of total gross)
Legs:2.79 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$14,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,307 opening theaters/2,307 max. theaters, 4.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $48,643,489

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

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


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Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 27th, 1995 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: October 24th, 2017 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for strong language and vampire violence
Running Time: 100 minutes
Comparisons: vs. My Bloody Valentine
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Keywords: Vampire, Same Actor, Multiple Roles, Horror Comedy, Set in New York, Set in New York City, Set in Brooklyn, African Americans, NYPD, Romance, Suicide, Mental Illness
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures, Eddie Murphy Production
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 274 $5,902,917 Nov 10, 1995 17
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day) 97 $7,045,379 Oct 27, 1995 3
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 48 $18,301,785 Oct 27, 1995 3
Halloween (Opening, 3-Day) 35 $7,045,379 Oct 27, 1995 3
Halloween (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 25 $18,301,785 Oct 27, 1995 3

Leading Cast

Eddie Murphy Maximillian/Preacher Pauly/Guido
Angela Bassett Rita

Supporting Cast

Allen Payne Detective Justice
Kadeem Hardison Julius Jones
Zakes Mokae Dr. Zeko
John Witherspoon Silas
Simbi Khali Nikki
W. Earl Brown Thrasher
Jsu Garcia Anthony
Joanna Cassidy Capt. Dewey

Cameos

Mitch Pileggi Tony the Hitman

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

Production and Technical Credits

Wes Craven Director
Eddie Murphy Producer
Mark Lipsky Producer
Charles Murphy Screenwriter
Michael Lucker Screenwriter
Chris Parker Screenwriter
Eddie Murphy Story by
Vernon Lynch Story by
Charles Murphy Story by
Marianne Maddalena Executive Producer
Stuart Besser Executive Producer
Ray Murphy Co-Producer
Mark Irwin Director of Photography
Patrick Lussier Editor
J. Peter Robinson Composer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 27, 1995 3 $7,045,379   2,307 $3,054   $7,045,379 1
Nov 3, 1995 5 $4,394,462 -38% 2,307 $1,905   $13,361,098 2
Nov 10, 1995 9 $2,272,362 -48% 2,130 $1,067   $16,728,177 3
Nov 17, 1995 11 $1,008,941 -56% 1,213 $832   $18,239,390 4
Nov 24, 1995 23 $247,276 -75% 451 $548   $18,712,248 5
Dec 1, 1995 29 $108,987 -56% 227 $480   $18,863,718 6
Dec 8, 1995 34 $59,634 -45% 194 $307   $18,947,688 7
Dec 15, 1995 43 $30,590 -49% 106 $289   $18,995,543 8
Dec 29, 1995 66 $10,029   11 $912   $19,034,124 10
Jan 12, 1996 30 $266,371   309 $862   $19,305,032 12
Jan 19, 1996 36 $110,641 -58% 220 $503   $19,464,957 13
Jan 26, 1996 46 $58,819 -47% 130 $452   $19,556,475 14

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 27, 1995 2 $8,966,636   2,307 $3,887   $8,966,636 1
Nov 3, 1995 5 $5,489,179 -39% 2,307 $2,379   $14,455,815 2
Nov 10, 1995 8 $2,774,634 -49% 2,130 $1,303   $17,230,449 3
Nov 17, 1995 11 $1,234,523 -56% 1,213 $1,018   $18,464,972 4
Nov 24, 1995 23 $289,759 -77% 451 $642   $18,754,731 5
Dec 1, 1995 30 $133,323 -54% 227 $587   $18,888,054 6
Dec 8, 1995 35 $76,899 -42% 194 $396   $18,964,953 7
Jan 12, 1996 30 $315,655   309 $1,022   $19,354,316 12
Jan 19, 1996 34 $143,340 -55% 220 $652   $19,497,656 13