New Zealand Box Office for This is Spinal Tap (1984)

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This is Spinal Tap
Theatrical Performance (US$)
New Zealand Box Office $2,652Details
Worldwide Box Office $5,828,805Details
Further financial details...

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  5. Cast & Crew
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Movie Details

New Zealand Releases: July 2nd, 2020 (Wide)
August 7th, 2025 (Limited) (41st Anniversary)
Video Release: July 8th, 1998 by Criterion
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 82 minutes
Franchise: Spinal Tap
Keywords: Mockumentary, Rock 'n' Roll, Satire, Satirical Comedy, Music Industry, Cult Movie, Ensemble, Screenplay Written By the Star, Improvised
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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.

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeScreensPer ScreenTotal GrossWeek
2020/11/06 - $68   1 $68   $68 19
2025/08/08 44 $704   0     $704 267
2025/08/22 65 $274   0     $1,397 269
2025/09/05 69 $211   0     $1,655 271
2025/09/19 55 $444   0     $2,129 273
2025/09/26 87 $18 -96% 0     $2,116 274
2025/10/03 76 $85 +372% 0     $2,168 275
2025/10/10 71 $107 +26% 0     $2,373 276
2025/10/17 47 $323 +202% 0     $2,652 277

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 3/28/1985 $0 0 0 0 $32,486 9/22/2025
New Zealand 7/2/2020 $0 0 1 1 $2,652 10/20/2025
North America 3/2/1984 $30,835 3 1,015 2,579 $5,750,133
United Kingdom 8/22/2025 $43,534 365 365 365 $43,534 8/29/2025
 
Worldwide Total$5,828,805 10/20/2025

Leading Cast

Christopher Guest    Nigel Tufnel (Lead Guitar, Vocals)

Uncategorized

Ed Begley, Jr.    John "Stumpy" Pepys
Fred Willard    Lt. Hookstratten
Rob Reiner    Marty DiBergi
Michael McKean    David St. Hubbins (Lead Guitar, Vocals)
Harry Shearer    Derek Smalls (Bass, Vocals)
Bruno Kirby    Tommy Pischedda
Fran Drescher    Bobbi Flekman
Billy Crystal    Morty the Mime
Dana Carvey    Mime Waiter
Anjelica Huston    Polly Deutsch
Howard Hesseman    Terry Ladd

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

Production and Technical Credits

Rob Reiner    Director
Christopher Guest    Screenwriter
Michael McKean    Screenwriter
Harry Shearer    Screenwriter
Rob Reiner    Screenwriter
Karen Murphy    Producer
Kenneth Karman    Music Editor

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.