Leviathan (1989)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $15,363,560Details
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $661,425 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $661,425
OpusData ID: 29930100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,029,164 (32.7% of total gross)
Legs:3.05 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,393 opening theaters/1,393 max. theaters, 3.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $43,549,336

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,578 $15,363,560
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,561 $15,363,560
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,686 $15,363,560
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,088 $15,363,560

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 17th, 1989 (Wide) by MGM
Video Release: 1989 by MGM Video
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 103 minutes
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Keywords: Underwater, Nature Horror, Medical Crimes, Human Experimentation, Scientific Experiment Gone Awry, Corporate Malfeasance
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 257 $8,068,357 Mar 24, 1989 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,578 $15,363,560
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,618 $43,549,336
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,861 $15,363,560
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1989 65 $15,363,560
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,451 $15,363,560
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,066 $15,363,560
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 421 $15,363,560
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 301-400) 397 $15,363,560
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,686 $15,363,560
All Time Domestic Box Office for MGM Movies (Rank 101-200) 148 $15,363,560

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 17, 1989 2 $5,029,164   1,393 $3,610   $5,029,164 1
Mar 24, 1989 6 $2,730,511 -46% 1,393 $1,960   $9,563,697 2
Mar 31, 1989 6 $1,937,141 -29% 1,307 $1,482   $12,591,275 3
Apr 7, 1989 14 $836,633 -57% 908 $921   $14,090,585 4

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 17, 1989 2 $6,833,186   1,393 $4,905   $6,833,186 1
Mar 24, 1989 6 $3,820,948 -44% 1,393 $2,743   $10,654,134 2
Mar 31, 1989 5 $2,599,818 -32% 1,307 $1,989   $13,253,952 3

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Feb 25, 2024192,313 37,820$56,229$717,6541,783

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.

Uncategorized

Hector Elizondo    G.P. Cobb
Ernie Hudson    Justin Jones
Daniel Stern    Buzz "Sixpack" Parrish
Alice Cooper    Vincent Raven/Werewolf
Richard Crenna    Dr. Glen Thompson
Meg Foster    Martin
Peter Weller    Steven Beck
Amanda Pays    Elizabeth 'Willie' Williams
Lisa Eilbacher    Bridget Bowman

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

Production and Technical Credits

George P. Cosmatos    Director
David Peoples    Screenwriter
Jeb Stuart    Screenwriter
Jerry Goldsmith    Composer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,029,164 (32.7% of total gross)
Legs:3.05 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,393 opening theaters/1,393 max. theaters, 3.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $43,549,336

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,578 $15,363,560
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,561 $15,363,560
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,686 $15,363,560
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,088 $15,363,560

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 17th, 1989 (Wide) by MGM
Video Release: 1989 by MGM Video
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 103 minutes
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Keywords: Underwater, Nature Horror, Medical Crimes, Human Experimentation, Scientific Experiment Gone Awry, Corporate Malfeasance
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 257 $8,068,357 Mar 24, 1989 10

Uncategorized

Hector Elizondo    G.P. Cobb
Ernie Hudson    Justin Jones
Daniel Stern    Buzz "Sixpack" Parrish
Alice Cooper    Vincent Raven/Werewolf
Richard Crenna    Dr. Glen Thompson
Meg Foster    Martin
Peter Weller    Steven Beck
Amanda Pays    Elizabeth 'Willie' Williams
Lisa Eilbacher    Bridget Bowman

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

Production and Technical Credits

George P. Cosmatos    Director
David Peoples    Screenwriter
Jeb Stuart    Screenwriter
Jerry Goldsmith    Composer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,578 $15,363,560
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,618 $43,549,336
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,861 $15,363,560
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1989 65 $15,363,560
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,451 $15,363,560
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,066 $15,363,560
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 421 $15,363,560
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 301-400) 397 $15,363,560
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,686 $15,363,560
All Time Domestic Box Office for MGM Movies (Rank 101-200) 148 $15,363,560

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 17, 1989 2 $5,029,164   1,393 $3,610   $5,029,164 1
Mar 24, 1989 6 $2,730,511 -46% 1,393 $1,960   $9,563,697 2
Mar 31, 1989 6 $1,937,141 -29% 1,307 $1,482   $12,591,275 3
Apr 7, 1989 14 $836,633 -57% 908 $921   $14,090,585 4

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 17, 1989 2 $6,833,186   1,393 $4,905   $6,833,186 1
Mar 24, 1989 6 $3,820,948 -44% 1,393 $2,743   $10,654,134 2
Mar 31, 1989 5 $2,599,818 -32% 1,307 $1,989   $13,253,952 3

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,561 $15,363,560
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,501-5,600) 5,599 $15,363,560
Top 1989 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 66 $15,363,560
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,610 $15,363,560
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,701-5,800) 5,764 $15,363,560
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 501-600) 520 $15,363,560
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 401-500) 456 $15,363,560
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,088 $15,363,560
All Time Worldwide Box Office for MGM Movies (Rank 101-200) 158 $15,363,560

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Feb 25, 2024192,313 37,820$56,229$717,6541,783

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.