The Gate (1987)

The Gate
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $13,000,000Details
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $1,091,417 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $1,091,417
OpusData ID: 32900100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,258,063 (32.8% of total gross)
Legs:3.05 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,139 opening theaters/1,395 max. theaters, 3.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $37,603,578

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,957 $13,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,001-7,100) 7,089 $13,000,000

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 15th, 1987 (Wide) by New Century Vista Film Company
Video Release: October 6th, 2009 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 85 minutes
Franchise: Gate
Comparisons: vs. George Of The Jungle
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Keywords: Supernatural Horror, Supernatural, Demons, Cult Movie
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production Countries: United States, Canada
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 239 $8,672,836 May 22, 1987 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,957 $13,000,000
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,928 $37,603,578
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,212 $13,000,000
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1987 75 $13,000,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,660 $13,000,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,427 $13,000,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 301-400) 347 $13,000,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 401-500) 442 $13,000,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,689 $13,000,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for New Century Vista Film Company Movies 1 $13,000,000

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 15, 1987 2 $4,258,063   1,139 $3,738   $4,258,063 1
May 22, 1987 5 $2,895,883 -32% 1,148 $2,523   $8,283,990 2
May 29, 1987 5 $1,539,726 -47% 1,395 $1,104   $10,282,415 3
Jun 5, 1987 6 $1,033,829 -33% 967 $1,069   $11,872,510 4

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 15, 1987 2 $5,388,107   1,139 $4,731   $5,388,107 1
May 22, 1987 5 $3,354,582 -38% 1,148 $2,922   $8,742,689 2
May 29, 1987 5 $2,095,992 -38% 1,395 $1,503   $10,838,681 3

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Aug 13, 2023162,734 2,734$76,361$76,361723

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.

Leading Cast

Stephen Dorff    Glen
Christa Denton    Al

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

Production and Technical Credits

Tibor Takacs    Director
Michael Nankin    Screenwriter
John Kemeny    Producer
J. Peter Robinson    Composer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,258,063 (32.8% of total gross)
Legs:3.05 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,139 opening theaters/1,395 max. theaters, 3.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $37,603,578

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,957 $13,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,001-7,100) 7,089 $13,000,000

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 15th, 1987 (Wide) by New Century Vista Film Company
Video Release: October 6th, 2009 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 85 minutes
Franchise: Gate
Comparisons: vs. George Of The Jungle
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Keywords: Supernatural Horror, Supernatural, Demons, Cult Movie
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production Countries: United States, Canada
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 239 $8,672,836 May 22, 1987 10

Leading Cast

Stephen Dorff    Glen
Christa Denton    Al

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

Production and Technical Credits

Tibor Takacs    Director
Michael Nankin    Screenwriter
John Kemeny    Producer
J. Peter Robinson    Composer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,957 $13,000,000
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,928 $37,603,578
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,212 $13,000,000
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1987 75 $13,000,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,660 $13,000,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,427 $13,000,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 301-400) 347 $13,000,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 401-500) 442 $13,000,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,689 $13,000,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for New Century Vista Film Company Movies 1 $13,000,000

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 15, 1987 2 $4,258,063   1,139 $3,738   $4,258,063 1
May 22, 1987 5 $2,895,883 -32% 1,148 $2,523   $8,283,990 2
May 29, 1987 5 $1,539,726 -47% 1,395 $1,104   $10,282,415 3
Jun 5, 1987 6 $1,033,829 -33% 967 $1,069   $11,872,510 4

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 15, 1987 2 $5,388,107   1,139 $4,731   $5,388,107 1
May 22, 1987 5 $3,354,582 -38% 1,148 $2,922   $8,742,689 2
May 29, 1987 5 $2,095,992 -38% 1,395 $1,503   $10,838,681 3

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,001-7,100) 7,089 $13,000,000
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 6,001-6,100) 6,091 $13,000,000
Top 1987 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 76 $13,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,924 $13,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,201-6,300) 6,235 $13,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 501-600) 508 $13,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 401-500) 495 $13,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,898 $13,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for New Century Vista Film Company Movies 1 $13,000,000

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Aug 13, 2023162,734 2,734$76,361$76,361723

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.