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Poltergeist II: The Other SideFollow

1986 • PG-13 • 1h 31m • Horror • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

"They're back"

🍅 20% 35% MC 49 LB 2.72 IMDb 5.7

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$12.40M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$41.00M
Final
Domestic legs3.3x
1986 rank#20
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Cast & crew

Directed byBrian Gibson ScreenplayMichael Grais, Mark Victor Produced byMichael Grais, Mark Victor CinematographyAndrew Laszlo MusicJerry Goldsmith StarringCraig T. Nelson, JoBeth Williams, Heather O'Rourke, Oliver Robins, Zelda Rubinstein, Will Sampson StudioMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer SeriesPoltergeist

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 May 23-26 2 $12.4M — 1,596 $7,743 $12.4M
2 May 30-Jun 1 3 $6.0M −51.2% 1,599 $3,774 $20.6M
3 Jun 6-8 4 $4.2M −30.3% 1,583 $2,658 $27.0M
4 Jun 13-15 6 $2.2M −47.2% 1,556 $1,429 $30.9M
5 Jun 20-22 7 $1.9M −15.8% 1,405 $1,332 $33.9M
Weekend grossWk 5 · $1.9M
$12.4M
$6.0M
$4.2M
$2.2M
$1.9M
W1W2W3W4W5
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 5 · −15.8%
−51.2%
W1→2
−30.3%
W2→3
−47.2%
W3→4
−15.8%
W4→5
Steepest −51.2%Best hold −15.8%

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