Poltergeist

A family's home becomes the center of paranormal activity that opens a doorway to the "other side." With help, they must cross over to get their daughter back.

Grosses

Domestic (100%)
$76,606,280
Summary Details
DistributorMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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Opening$6,896,612
890 theaters
Release DateJun 4, 1982
Running Time1 hr 54 min
GenresHorror Thriller
In Release217 days/31 weeks
Widest Release1,060 theaters
DateRankWeekly %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeek
Jun 4-103$10,460,767-890-$11,753$10,460,7671
Jun 11-174$9,126,323-12.8%890-$10,254$19,587,0902
Jun 18-245$7,637,725-16.3%911+21$8,383$27,224,8153
Jun 25-Jul 17$6,475,185-15.2%911-$7,107$33,700,0004
Jul 2-86$5,800,000-10.4%1,060+149$5,471$39,500,0005
Jul 9-156$5,300,000-8.6%1,030-30$5,145$44,800,0006
Jul 16-226$4,359,620-17.7%1,030-$4,232$49,159,6207
Jul 23-297$3,883,362-10.9%926-104$4,193$53,042,9828
Jul 30-Aug 58$3,191,316-17.8%867-59$3,680$56,234,2989
Aug 6-1210$2,987,257-6.4%805-62$3,710$59,221,55510
Aug 13-1913$1,784,225-40.3%699-106$2,552$61,005,78011
Aug 20-2611$2,264,295+26.9%739+40$3,063$63,270,07512
Aug 27-Sep 216$1,343,379-40.7%---$64,613,45413
Sep 3-917$1,239,304-7.7%596-$2,079$65,852,75814
Sep 10-169$1,347,392+8.7%680+84$1,981$67,200,15015
Sep 17-2310$929,850-31%530-150$1,754$68,130,00016
Sep 24-3010$916,010-1.5%440-90$2,081$69,046,01017
Nov 5-1111$552,946-323-556$1,711$73,652,83023
Nov 12-1811$282,520-48.9%288-35$980$73,935,35024