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The FrightenersFollow

1996 • R • 1h 49m • Comedy, Drama, Fantasy • Universal Pictures

No rest for the wicked.

🍅 65% 71% MC 52 LB 3.47 IMDb 7.1

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$5.60M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$16.60M
Final
Worldwide total
$29.20M
$12.60M international
Domestic legs3.0x
1996 rank#95
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Cast & crew

Full Jackson filmography
Peter Jackson Peter Jackson Director Michael J. Fox Michael J. Fox Starring Chi McBride Chi McBride Starring
ScreenplayPeter Jackson, Fran Walsh Produced byPeter Jackson, Jamie Selkirk CinematographyAlun Bollinger, John Blick MusicDanny Elfman Prod. DesignGrant Major StudioUniversal Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jul 19-21 5 $5.6M — 1,669 $3,335 $5.6M
2 Jul 26-28 11 $2.8M −49.9% 1,675 $1,665 $10.8M
3 Aug 2-4 12 $1.5M −47.0% 1,436 $1,030 $13.9M
4 Aug 9-11 22 $623.5K −57.8% 765 $815 $15.4M
5 Aug 16-18 28 $267.2K −57.1% 332 $805 $16.0M
6 Aug 23-25 34 $189.0K −29.3% 272 $695 $16.3M
7 Aug 30-Sep 2 40 $139.0K −26.5% 133 $1,045 $16.5M
Weekend grossWk 7 · $139.0K
$5.6M
$2.8M
$1.5M
$623.5K
$267.2K
$189.0K
$139.0K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 7 · −26.5%
−49.9%
W1→2
−47.0%
W2→3
−57.8%
W3→4
−57.1%
W4→5
−29.3%
W5→6
−26.5%
W6→7
Steepest −57.8%Best hold −26.5%

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