Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $14,231,669Details
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $405,884 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $405,884
OpusData ID: 31270100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,515,541 (31.7% of total gross)
Legs:3.15 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$7,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,959 opening theaters/1,981 max. theaters, 3.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $38,785,575

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,759 $14,231,669
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,801-6,900) 6,820 $14,231,669

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 31st, 1992 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: October 3rd, 2017 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for comic vampire violence and drug references.
Running Time: 86 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Bubba Ho-Tep
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Keywords: Vampire, Turned Into a TV Show, Horror Comedy, High School, High School Hell, Scene in End Credits
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,759 $14,231,669
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,878 $38,785,575
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,029 $14,231,669
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1992 79 $14,231,669
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,550 $14,231,669
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,242 $14,231,669
All Time Domestic Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 301-400) 326 $14,231,669
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 401-500) 423 $14,231,669
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,628 $14,231,669
All Time Domestic Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 401-500) 461 $14,231,669

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 31, 1992 5 $4,515,541   1,959 $2,305   $4,515,541 1
Aug 7, 1992 10 $2,371,470 -47% 1,981 $1,197   $9,585,691 2
Aug 14, 1992 13 $1,226,941 -48% 1,141 $1,075   $12,484,570 3
Aug 21, 1992 20 $541,577 -56% 556 $974   $13,662,164 4
Aug 28, 1992 13 $257,076 -53% 622 $413   $14,132,507 5

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 31, 1992 5 $7,214,221   1,959 $3,683   $7,214,221 1
Aug 7, 1992 10 $4,043,408 -44% 1,981 $2,041   $11,257,629 2
Aug 14, 1992 13 $1,862,958 -54% 1,141 $1,633   $13,120,587 3
Aug 21, 1992 8 $754,844 -59% 1,358 $556   $13,875,431 4

Supporting Cast

Stephen Root    Gary Murray

Cameos

Ben Affleck    Basketball Player # 10 (uncredited)

Uncategorized

Natasha Gregson Wagner    Cassandra
Hilary Swank    Kimberly
Thomas Jane    Zeph
Donald Sutherland    Merrick Jamison-Smythe
Rutger Hauer    Lothos
David Arquette    Benny Jacks
Luke Perry    Oliver Pike
Kristy Swanson    Buffy
Paul Reubens    Amilyn
Ricki Lake    Charlotte
Candy Clark    Buffy's Mom

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

Production and Technical Credits

Fran Rubel Kuzui    Director
Joss Whedon    Screenwriter
Carter Burwell    Composer
Danny Elfman    Composer

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for September 13th, 2011

September 13th, 2011

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,515,541 (31.7% of total gross)
Legs:3.15 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$7,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,959 opening theaters/1,981 max. theaters, 3.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $38,785,575

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,759 $14,231,669
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,801-6,900) 6,820 $14,231,669

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 31st, 1992 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: October 3rd, 2017 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for comic vampire violence and drug references.
Running Time: 86 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Bubba Ho-Tep
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Keywords: Vampire, Turned Into a TV Show, Horror Comedy, High School, High School Hell, Scene in End Credits
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy

Supporting Cast

Stephen Root    Gary Murray

Cameos

Ben Affleck    Basketball Player # 10 (uncredited)

Uncategorized

Natasha Gregson Wagner    Cassandra
Hilary Swank    Kimberly
Thomas Jane    Zeph
Donald Sutherland    Merrick Jamison-Smythe
Rutger Hauer    Lothos
David Arquette    Benny Jacks
Luke Perry    Oliver Pike
Kristy Swanson    Buffy
Paul Reubens    Amilyn
Ricki Lake    Charlotte
Candy Clark    Buffy's Mom

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

Production and Technical Credits

Fran Rubel Kuzui    Director
Joss Whedon    Screenwriter
Carter Burwell    Composer
Danny Elfman    Composer

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for September 13th, 2011

September 13th, 2011

It is an incredibly busy week on the home market with several major releases, including Thor on Blu-ray, as well as Star Wars The Complete Saga, which comes out this Friday. Unfortunately, neither of the screeners have arrived yet, so it is hard to tell if they are pick of the week material. I figured Star Wars would easily take that honor, but the changes made have pissed off enough people that I think it's best that I hold off making a judgment till after it arrives. After spending way too long trying to pick between the two, I'm going with Degrassi: Season Ten, Part Two instead. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,759 $14,231,669
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,878 $38,785,575
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,029 $14,231,669
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1992 79 $14,231,669
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,550 $14,231,669
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,242 $14,231,669
All Time Domestic Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 301-400) 326 $14,231,669
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 401-500) 423 $14,231,669
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,628 $14,231,669
All Time Domestic Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 401-500) 461 $14,231,669

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 31, 1992 5 $4,515,541   1,959 $2,305   $4,515,541 1
Aug 7, 1992 10 $2,371,470 -47% 1,981 $1,197   $9,585,691 2
Aug 14, 1992 13 $1,226,941 -48% 1,141 $1,075   $12,484,570 3
Aug 21, 1992 20 $541,577 -56% 556 $974   $13,662,164 4
Aug 28, 1992 13 $257,076 -53% 622 $413   $14,132,507 5

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 31, 1992 5 $7,214,221   1,959 $3,683   $7,214,221 1
Aug 7, 1992 10 $4,043,408 -44% 1,981 $2,041   $11,257,629 2
Aug 14, 1992 13 $1,862,958 -54% 1,141 $1,633   $13,120,587 3
Aug 21, 1992 8 $754,844 -59% 1,358 $556   $13,875,431 4

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,801-6,900) 6,820 $14,231,669
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,840 $14,231,669
Top 1992 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 79 $14,231,669
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,763 $14,231,669
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,901-6,000) 6,000 $14,231,669
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 401-500) 488 $14,231,669
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 401-500) 479 $14,231,669
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,849 $14,231,669
All Time Worldwide Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 401-500) 482 $14,231,669