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ChristineFollow

1983 • R • 1h 50m • Horror, Thriller • Sony Pictures Releasing

How do you kill something that can't possibly be alive?

🍅 69% 65% MC 57 LB 3.51 IMDb 6.8

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$3.40M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$21.20M
Final
Domestic legs6.2x
1983 rank#33
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Cast & crew

Full Carpenter filmography
John Carpenter John Carpenter Director Robert Prosky Robert Prosky Starring Harry Dean Stanton Harry Dean Stanton Starring
ScreenplayBill Phillips Produced byRichard Kobritz CinematographyDonald M. Morgan MusicJohn Carpenter, Alan Howarth StudioSony Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Dec 9-11 4 $3.4M — 1,045 $3,262 $3.4M
2 Dec 16-18 8 $2.1M −39.6% 1,041 $1,977 $6.5M
3 Dec 23-25 9 $1.9M −10.0% 1,101 $1,682 $9.3M
4 Dec 30-Jan 1 9 $2.7M +47.8% 1,080 $2,534 $13.5M
5 Jan 6-8 8 $2.0M −26.3% 1,039 $1,940 $15.9M
6 Jan 13-15 12 $1.3M −34.7% 894 $1,473 $17.7M
7 Jan 20-22 13 $820.0K −37.7% 718 $1,142 $18.9M
8 Jan 27-29 14 $697.0K −15.0% 600 $1,162 $19.7M
9 Feb 3-5 17 $531.0K −23.8% 530 $1,002 $20.4M
10 Feb 10-12 18 $445.7K −16.1% 487 $915 $21.0M
Weekend grossWk 10 · $445.7K
$3.4M
$2.1M
$1.9M
$2.7M
$2.0M
$1.3M
$820.0K
$697.0K
$531.0K
$445.7K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −16.1%
−39.6%
W1→2
−10.0%
W2→3
+47.8%
W3→4
−26.3%
W4→5
−34.7%
W5→6
−37.7%
W6→7
−15.0%
W7→8
−23.8%
W8→9
−16.1%
W9→10
Steepest −39.6%Biggest gain +47.8%

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