Wolfen (1981)

Wolfen
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $11,000,000Details
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $324,084 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $324,084
OpusData ID: 35740100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,037,911 (27.6% of total gross)
Legs:3.62 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:967 opening theaters/967 max. theaters, 2.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $44,751,793

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,320 $11,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,601-7,700) 7,669 $11,000,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,999 $11,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,428 $11,000,000

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 24th, 1981 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
Video Release: June 2nd, 2015 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 114 minutes
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Keywords: Supernatural Horror, Native Americans, Native American Folklore, Werewolf, Police Detective, Romance, Land Developer
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 24, 1981 7 $3,037,911   967 $3,142   $3,037,911 1
Jul 31, 1981 11 $1,700,406 -44% 704 $2,415   $6,081,332 2
Aug 7, 1981 14 $859,496 -49% 305 $2,818   $7,805,428 3
Aug 14, 1981 16 $615,228 -28% 300 $2,051   $8,873,042 4

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 24, 1981 7 $4,380,926   967 $4,530   $4,380,926 1
Jul 31, 1981 10 $2,565,006 -41% 704 $3,643   $6,945,932 2
Aug 7, 1981 12 $1,311,882 -49% 305 $4,301   $8,257,814 3

Uncategorized

Tom Waits    Drunken Bar Owner
Gregory Hines    Whittington
James Tolkan    Baldy
Tom Noonan    Ferguson
Diane Venora    Rebecca Neff
Albert Finney    Dewey Wilson
Peter Michael Goetz    Ross
Edward James Olmos    Eddie Holt
Reginald VelJohnson    Morgue Attendant

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Production and Technical Credits

Michael Wadleigh    Director
David Eyre    Screenwriter
Michael Wadleigh    Screenwriter
Kenneth Karman    Music Editor

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


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,037,911 (27.6% of total gross)
Legs:3.62 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:967 opening theaters/967 max. theaters, 2.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $44,751,793

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,320 $11,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,601-7,700) 7,669 $11,000,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,999 $11,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,428 $11,000,000

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 24th, 1981 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
Video Release: June 2nd, 2015 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 114 minutes
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Keywords: Supernatural Horror, Native Americans, Native American Folklore, Werewolf, Police Detective, Romance, Land Developer
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Uncategorized

Tom Waits    Drunken Bar Owner
Gregory Hines    Whittington
James Tolkan    Baldy
Tom Noonan    Ferguson
Diane Venora    Rebecca Neff
Albert Finney    Dewey Wilson
Peter Michael Goetz    Ross
Edward James Olmos    Eddie Holt
Reginald VelJohnson    Morgue Attendant

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

Production and Technical Credits

Michael Wadleigh    Director
David Eyre    Screenwriter
Michael Wadleigh    Screenwriter
Kenneth Karman    Music Editor

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

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 24, 1981 7 $3,037,911   967 $3,142   $3,037,911 1
Jul 31, 1981 11 $1,700,406 -44% 704 $2,415   $6,081,332 2
Aug 7, 1981 14 $859,496 -49% 305 $2,818   $7,805,428 3
Aug 14, 1981 16 $615,228 -28% 300 $2,051   $8,873,042 4

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 24, 1981 7 $4,380,926   967 $4,530   $4,380,926 1
Jul 31, 1981 10 $2,565,006 -41% 704 $3,643   $6,945,932 2
Aug 7, 1981 12 $1,311,882 -49% 305 $4,301   $8,257,814 3