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Prince of DarknessFollow

1987 • R • 1h 42m • Horror • Universal Pictures

Before man walked the earth...It slept for centuries. It is evil. It is real. It is awakening.

🍅 60% 61% MC 50 LB 3.58 IMDb 6.6

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$4.70M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$14.20M
Final
Domestic legs3.0x
1987 rank#70
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Cast & crew

Directed byJohn Carpenter ScreenplayJohn Carpenter Produced byLarry Franco CinematographyGary B. Kibbe MusicJohn Carpenter, Alan Howarth StarringDonald Pleasence, Lisa Blount, Victor Wong, Jameson Parker, Dennis Dun, Susan Blanchard StudioUniversal Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Oct 23-25 2 $4.7M — 1,239 $3,759 $4.7M
2 Oct 30-Nov 1 5 $2.7M −42.8% 1,239 $2,150 $8.7M
3 Nov 6-8 14 $1.6M −39.9% 970 $1,650 $11.2M
Weekend grossWk 3 · $1.6M
$4.7M
$2.7M
$1.6M
W1W2W3
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 3 · −39.9%
−42.8%
W1→2
−39.9%
W2→3
Steepest −42.8%Best hold −39.9%

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