Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $78,656,813Details
OpusData ID: 6030100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$20,030,473 (25.5% of total gross)
Legs:3.93 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$25,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,868 opening theaters/2,868 max. theaters, 7.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $211,308,440

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,144 $78,656,813
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,336 $78,656,813
All Time Domestic Box Office for Super Hero Movies (Rank 101-200) 101 $78,656,813
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Super Hero Movies (Rank 101-200) 119 $78,656,813

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 22nd, 1991 (Wide) by New Line
March 31st, 2026 (Special Engagement) by Fathom Events (35th Anniversary)
Video Release: July 22nd, 1992 by Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 88 minutes
Franchise: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Comparisons: vs. Return to Oz
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Keywords: Mutants, Live Action Remake, Independent/Other Comics, Action Adventure, Martial Arts, Martial Arts Master, Set in New York City, Set in New York, Underground
Source:Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Super Hero
Production/Financing Companies: Golden Harvest
Production Countries: United States, Hong Kong
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day) 71 $13,049,622 Mar 29, 1991 10
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 37 $36,545,145 Mar 29, 1991 10
Top New Line Weekend Domestic 37 $20,030,473 Mar 22, 1991 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,144 $78,656,813
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 601-700) 686 $211,308,440
All Time Domestic Sequel Box Office (Rank 301-400) 332 $78,656,813
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1991 13 $78,656,813
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Movies (Rank 101-200) 111 $78,656,813
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 801-900) 851 $78,656,813
All Time Domestic Box Office for Super Hero Movies (Rank 101-200) 101 $78,656,813
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 201-300) 273 $78,656,813
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 301-400) 307 $78,656,813
All Time Domestic Box Office for New Line Movies 23 $78,656,813

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 22, 1991 1 $20,030,473   2,868 $6,984   $20,030,473 1
Mar 29, 1991 1 $13,049,622 -35% 2,868 $4,550   $39,778,530 2
Apr 5, 1991 1 $7,812,507 -40% 2,820 $2,770   $54,064,259 3
Apr 12, 1991 2 $5,862,113 -25% 2,783 $2,106   $61,482,900 4
Apr 19, 1991 3 $4,422,857 -25% 2,576 $1,717   $67,325,701 5
Apr 26, 1991 7 $2,400,356 -46% 2,557 $939   $70,562,444 6
May 3, 1991 10 $1,672,384 -30% 1,850 $904   $72,687,803 7
May 10, 1991 14 $785,909 -53% 1,549 $507   $73,761,868 8
May 17, 1991 19 $538,920 -31% 949 $568   $74,471,373 9
May 24, 1991 19 $447,361 -17% 617 $725   $75,017,859 10
Jun 21, 1991 15 $626,910   739 $848   $76,323,571 14

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 22, 1991 1 $26,728,908   2,868 $9,320   $26,728,908 1
Mar 29, 1991 1 $19,522,844 -27% 2,868 $6,807   $46,251,752 2
Apr 5, 1991 2 $9,369,035 -52% 2,820 $3,322   $55,620,787 3
Apr 12, 1991 2 $7,282,057 -22% 2,783 $2,617   $62,902,844 4
Apr 19, 1991 3 $5,259,244 -28% 2,576 $2,042   $68,162,088 5
Apr 26, 1991 7 $2,853,331 -46% 2,557 $1,116   $71,015,419 6
May 3, 1991 10 $1,960,540 -31% 1,850 $1,060   $72,975,959 7
May 10, 1991 16 $956,494 -51% 1,549 $617   $73,932,453 8
May 17, 1991 19 $638,045 -33% 949 $672   $74,570,498 9

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,336 $78,656,813
All Time Worldwide Sequel Box Office (Rank 501-600) 563 $78,656,813
Top 1991 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 20 $78,656,813
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Movies (Rank 101-200) 169 $78,656,813
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,893 $78,656,813
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Super Hero Movies (Rank 101-200) 119 $78,656,813
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 501-600) 554 $78,656,813
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 401-500) 488 $78,656,813
All Time Worldwide Box Office for New Line Movies 39 $78,656,813

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Aug 3, 20141718,970 18,970$0$01,150

Leading Cast

Brian Tochi    Leonardo
Robbie Rist    Michelangelo
Adam Carl    Donatello
Laurie Faso    Raphael
Paige Turco    April O'Neil

Supporting Cast

David Warner    Professor Jordan Perry
Kevin Clash    Splinter
Kevin Nash    Super Shredder
Frank Welker    Rahzar / Tokka

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

Production and Technical Credits

Michael Pressman    Director
Todd W. Langen    Screenwriter
Kevin Eastman    Story Creator
Peter Laird    Story Creator

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$20,030,473 (25.5% of total gross)
Legs:3.93 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$25,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,868 opening theaters/2,868 max. theaters, 7.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $211,308,440

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,144 $78,656,813
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,336 $78,656,813
All Time Domestic Box Office for Super Hero Movies (Rank 101-200) 101 $78,656,813
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Super Hero Movies (Rank 101-200) 119 $78,656,813

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 22nd, 1991 (Wide) by New Line
March 31st, 2026 (Special Engagement) by Fathom Events (35th Anniversary)
Video Release: July 22nd, 1992 by Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 88 minutes
Franchise: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Comparisons: vs. Return to Oz
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Mutants, Live Action Remake, Independent/Other Comics, Action Adventure, Martial Arts, Martial Arts Master, Set in New York City, Set in New York, Underground
Source:Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Super Hero
Production/Financing Companies: Golden Harvest
Production Countries: United States, Hong Kong
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day) 71 $13,049,622 Mar 29, 1991 10
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 37 $36,545,145 Mar 29, 1991 10
Top New Line Weekend Domestic 37 $20,030,473 Mar 22, 1991 3

Leading Cast

Brian Tochi    Leonardo
Robbie Rist    Michelangelo
Adam Carl    Donatello
Laurie Faso    Raphael
Paige Turco    April O'Neil

Supporting Cast

David Warner    Professor Jordan Perry
Kevin Clash    Splinter
Kevin Nash    Super Shredder
Frank Welker    Rahzar / Tokka

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

Production and Technical Credits

Michael Pressman    Director
Todd W. Langen    Screenwriter
Kevin Eastman    Story Creator
Peter Laird    Story Creator

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,144 $78,656,813
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 601-700) 686 $211,308,440
All Time Domestic Sequel Box Office (Rank 301-400) 332 $78,656,813
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1991 13 $78,656,813
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Movies (Rank 101-200) 111 $78,656,813
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 801-900) 851 $78,656,813
All Time Domestic Box Office for Super Hero Movies (Rank 101-200) 101 $78,656,813
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 201-300) 273 $78,656,813
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 301-400) 307 $78,656,813
All Time Domestic Box Office for New Line Movies 23 $78,656,813

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 22, 1991 1 $20,030,473   2,868 $6,984   $20,030,473 1
Mar 29, 1991 1 $13,049,622 -35% 2,868 $4,550   $39,778,530 2
Apr 5, 1991 1 $7,812,507 -40% 2,820 $2,770   $54,064,259 3
Apr 12, 1991 2 $5,862,113 -25% 2,783 $2,106   $61,482,900 4
Apr 19, 1991 3 $4,422,857 -25% 2,576 $1,717   $67,325,701 5
Apr 26, 1991 7 $2,400,356 -46% 2,557 $939   $70,562,444 6
May 3, 1991 10 $1,672,384 -30% 1,850 $904   $72,687,803 7
May 10, 1991 14 $785,909 -53% 1,549 $507   $73,761,868 8
May 17, 1991 19 $538,920 -31% 949 $568   $74,471,373 9
May 24, 1991 19 $447,361 -17% 617 $725   $75,017,859 10
Jun 21, 1991 15 $626,910   739 $848   $76,323,571 14

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 22, 1991 1 $26,728,908   2,868 $9,320   $26,728,908 1
Mar 29, 1991 1 $19,522,844 -27% 2,868 $6,807   $46,251,752 2
Apr 5, 1991 2 $9,369,035 -52% 2,820 $3,322   $55,620,787 3
Apr 12, 1991 2 $7,282,057 -22% 2,783 $2,617   $62,902,844 4
Apr 19, 1991 3 $5,259,244 -28% 2,576 $2,042   $68,162,088 5
Apr 26, 1991 7 $2,853,331 -46% 2,557 $1,116   $71,015,419 6
May 3, 1991 10 $1,960,540 -31% 1,850 $1,060   $72,975,959 7
May 10, 1991 16 $956,494 -51% 1,549 $617   $73,932,453 8
May 17, 1991 19 $638,045 -33% 949 $672   $74,570,498 9

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,336 $78,656,813
All Time Worldwide Sequel Box Office (Rank 501-600) 563 $78,656,813
Top 1991 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 20 $78,656,813
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Movies (Rank 101-200) 169 $78,656,813
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,893 $78,656,813
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Super Hero Movies (Rank 101-200) 119 $78,656,813
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 501-600) 554 $78,656,813
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 401-500) 488 $78,656,813
All Time Worldwide Box Office for New Line Movies 39 $78,656,813

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Aug 3, 20141718,970 18,970$0$01,150