| Theatrical Performance (US$) | ||
| Australia Box Office | $16,619 | Details |
| Worldwide Box Office | $13,166,566 | Details |
| Further financial details... | ||
| Australia Releases: | December 5th, 1986 (Wide) June 18th, 2023 (Limited) |
| Video Release: | October 12th, 1999 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
| Running Time: | 101 minutes |
| Keywords: | Family Adventure, Kidnap, Rescue, Step-Family, Coming of Age, Cult Movie |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Adventure |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Fantasy |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Jim Henson Productions, Lucasfilm |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
June 11th, 2012
It's another strong week at the home market, at least for this time of year. Usually at this time of year we are dealing with January and February releases, which tend to be rather bad and are rarely big hits at the box office. However, we have the last of the winter blockbusters coming out this Tuesday. The Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Blu-ray Combo Pack will be the best selling release of the week, and good enough to buy, but it is not Pick of the Week material. There were a couple others that came close, like Too Big to Fail on DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack and In Darkness on DVD or Blu-ray. In the end, I went with Shallow Grave's Criterion Collection Blu-ray as the pick of the week, although Harold and Maude's Criterion Collection Blu-ray and Gold Rush's Criterion Collection Blu-ray are really close behind.
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Because some of our sources provide box office data in their local currency, while we use USD in the graph above and table below, exchange rate fluctuations can have effect on the data causing stronger increases or even decreases of the cumulative box office.
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Screens | Per Screen | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/06/26 | - | $4,965 | 2 | $2,483 | $4,965 | 1,752 | |
| 2020/07/10 | - | $1,044 | 1 | $1,044 | $9,066 | 1,754 | |
| 2020/07/17 | - | $4,352 | +317% | 26 | $167 | $13,464 | 1,755 |
| 2020/08/14 | - | $1,143 | 1 | $1,143 | $15,157 | 1,759 | |
| 2020/10/09 | - | $166 | 1 | $166 | $15,813 | 1,767 | |
| 2020/10/16 | - | $238 | +43% | 1 | $238 | $15,715 | 1,768 |
| 2020/10/23 | - | $826 | +247% | 2 | $413 | $16,619 | 1,769 |
| 2020/10/30 | - | $1,965 | +138% | 16 | $123 | $0 | 1,770 |
| 2020/11/06 | - | $204 | -90% | 1 | $204 | $0 | 1,771 |
| 2020/11/27 | - | $737 | 1 | $737 | $737 | 1,774 | |
| 2020/12/04 | - | $287 | -61% | 2 | $144 | $1,032 | 1,775 |
| Territory | Release Date |
Opening Weekend |
Opening Weekend Screens |
Maximum Screens |
Theatrical Engagements |
Total Box Office |
Report Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 12/5/1986 | $0 | 0 | 26 | 58 | $16,619 | 2/1/2021 |
| New Zealand | 7/16/2020 | $0 | 0 | 12 | 26 | $9,250 | 9/23/2024 |
| North America | 6/27/1986 | $3,549,243 | 1,141 | 1,141 | 4,996 | $12,729,917 | |
| United Kingdom | 11/28/1986 | $0 | 0 | 42 | 197 | $410,780 | 10/2/2024 |
| Worldwide Total | $13,166,566 | 10/2/2024 | |||||
| David Bowie | Jareth the Goblin King | |
| Jennifer Connelly | Sarah |
| Kenny Baker | Goblin Corps (uncredited) | |
| Warwick Davis | Goblin Corps | |
| Frank Oz | The Wiseman |
For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.
| Jim Henson | Director | |
| Terry Jones | Screenwriter | |
| Eric Rattray | Producer | |
| Janet Hirshenson | Casting Director | |
| Jane Jenkins | Casting Director |
The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.
