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1992 • R • 1h 41m • Horror, Thriller • Sony Pictures Releasing

We dare you to say his name five times.

🍅 79% 64% LB 3.66 IMDb 6.8

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$5.40M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$25.70M
Final
Worldwide total
$33.00M
$7.30M international
Domestic legs4.7x
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Cast & crew

Virginia Madsen Virginia Madsen Starring Tony Todd Tony Todd Starring Vanessa Williams Vanessa Williams Starring
ScreenplayBernard Rose Produced bySteve Golin, Alan Poul, Sigurjón Sighvatsson CinematographyAnthony B. Richmond MusicPhilip Glass StudioSony Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Oct 16-18 4 $5.4M — 1,251 $4,320 $5.4M
2 Oct 23-25 3 $4.2M −21.9% 1,481 $2,850 $11.2M
3 Oct 30-Nov 1 3 $3.4M −20.5% 1,483 $2,262 $15.7M
4 Nov 6-8 7 $2.5M −25.1% 1,486 $1,690 $19.2M
5 Nov 13-15 8 $1.7M −30.6% 1,500 $1,162 $21.7M
12 Jan 1-3 29 $132.9K — 181 $734 $25.1M
13 Jan 8-10 29 $110.0K −17.2% 164 $671 $25.2M
15 Jan 22-24 35 $64.3K — 109 $590 $25.5M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 5 · $1.7M
$5.4M
$4.2M
$3.4M
$2.5M
$1.7M
W1W2W3W4W5
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 5 · −30.6%
−21.9%
W1→2
−20.5%
W2→3
−25.1%
W3→4
−30.6%
W4→5
Steepest −30.6%Best hold −20.5%

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