Night of the Living Dead (1990)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $5,835,247Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,884,679 (49.4% of total gross)
Legs:2.02 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$4,200,000 (worldwide box office is 1.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,544 opening theaters/1,544 max. theaters, 2.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $14,906,142

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,301-6,400) 6,397 $5,835,247
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 9,501-9,600) 9,591 $5,835,247
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,290 $5,835,247
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,775 $5,835,247

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 19th, 1990 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Video Release: October 5th, 1999 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 92 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Dawn of the Dead
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Keywords: Zombies, Supernatural Horror, Supernatural, Remake, Death of a Son or Daughter
Source:Based on Movie
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: 21st Century Film Corporation
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 19, 1990 6 $2,884,679   1,544 $1,868   $2,884,679 1
Oct 26, 1990 14 $1,069,233 -63% 1,537 $696   $4,648,857 2

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 19, 1990 7 $3,579,624   1,544 $2,318   $3,579,624 1

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Leading Cast

Tony Todd    Ben
Patricia Tallman    Barbara

Supporting Cast

Tom Towles    Harry
McKee Anderson    Helen
William Butler    Tom
Bill Moseley    Johnnie
Katie Finneran    Judy Rose
Zachary Mott    Bulldog
Pat Logan    Uncle Rege

Cameos

George A. Romero    Washington reporter

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Tom Savini    Director
John A. Russo    Producer
Russ Streiner    Producer
George A. Romero    Screenwriter
Menahem Golan    Executive Producer
George A. Romero    Executive Producer
Ami Artzi    Co-Executive Producer
Frank Prinzi    Director of Photography
Paul McCollough    Composer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,884,679 (49.4% of total gross)
Legs:2.02 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$4,200,000 (worldwide box office is 1.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,544 opening theaters/1,544 max. theaters, 2.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $14,906,142

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,301-6,400) 6,397 $5,835,247
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 9,501-9,600) 9,591 $5,835,247
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,290 $5,835,247
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,775 $5,835,247

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 19th, 1990 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Video Release: October 5th, 1999 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 92 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Dawn of the Dead
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Keywords: Zombies, Supernatural Horror, Supernatural, Remake, Death of a Son or Daughter
Source:Based on Movie
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: 21st Century Film Corporation
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Tony Todd    Ben
Patricia Tallman    Barbara

Supporting Cast

Tom Towles    Harry
McKee Anderson    Helen
William Butler    Tom
Bill Moseley    Johnnie
Katie Finneran    Judy Rose
Zachary Mott    Bulldog
Pat Logan    Uncle Rege

Cameos

George A. Romero    Washington reporter

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Tom Savini    Director
John A. Russo    Producer
Russ Streiner    Producer
George A. Romero    Screenwriter
Menahem Golan    Executive Producer
George A. Romero    Executive Producer
Ami Artzi    Co-Executive Producer
Frank Prinzi    Director of Photography
Paul McCollough    Composer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 19, 1990 6 $2,884,679   1,544 $1,868   $2,884,679 1
Oct 26, 1990 14 $1,069,233 -63% 1,537 $696   $4,648,857 2

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 19, 1990 7 $3,579,624   1,544 $2,318   $3,579,624 1

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records