The Wraith (1986)

The Wraith
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $3,500,000Details
International Box Office $46Details
Worldwide Box Office $3,500,046
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $489,604 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $489,604
OpusData ID: 135450100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,402,535 (40.1% of total gross)
Legs:2.50 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:588 opening theaters/588 max. theaters, 2.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $10,669,809

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,301-7,400) 7,378 $3,500,000
All Time International Box Office (Rank 35,401-35,500) 35,407 $46
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 11,701-11,800) 11,714 $3,500,046

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 21st, 1986 (Wide) by New Century Vista Film Company
International Releases: October 23rd, 2025 (Limited) (New Zealand)
Video Release: March 2nd, 2010 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
Running Time: 93 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Iron Eagle
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Keywords: Action Horror, Cult Movie, Car Chase, Street Racing, Death of a Sibling, Gangs, Revenge, Haunting, Romance, Set in Arizona
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: New Century Entertainment, Alliance Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,301-7,400) 7,378 $3,500,000
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 6,101-6,200) 6,111 $10,669,809
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,519 $3,500,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,005 $3,500,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,601-6,700) 6,637 $3,500,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,918 $3,500,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 976 $3,500,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for New Century Vista Film Company Movies 3 $3,500,000

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 21, 1986 8 $1,402,535   588 $2,385   $1,402,535 1
Nov 28, 1986 11 $777,395 -45% 554 $1,403   $2,709,094 2
Dec 5, 1986 15 $217,379 -72% 263 $827   $3,124,191 3

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 21, 1986 8 $1,931,699   558 $3,462   $1,931,699 1
Nov 28, 1986 11 $975,113 -50% 554 $1,760   $2,906,812 2

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
New Zealand 10/23/2025 $46 0 0 0 $46 10/28/2025
 
International Total$46 10/28/2025

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 35,401-35,500) 35,407 $46
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 33,701-33,800) 33,743 $46
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 21,401-21,500) 21,487 $46
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 31,001-31,100) 31,093 $46
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 18,601-18,700) 18,691 $46
All Time International Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,708 $46
All Time International Box Office for New Century Vista Film Company Movies 3 $46

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 11,701-11,800) 11,714 $3,500,046
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 10,401-10,500) 10,462 $3,500,046
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 6,601-6,700) 6,656 $3,500,046
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 10,101-10,200) 10,163 $3,500,046
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 6,301-6,400) 6,315 $3,500,046
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,502 $3,500,046
All Time Worldwide Box Office for New Century Vista Film Company Movies 3 $3,500,046

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Jul 25, 2021612,310 12,310$201,392$201,392595
Aug 1, 2021145,203-58% 17,513$85,121$286,513596

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.

Leading Cast

Charlie Sheen    The Wraith / Jake
Nick Cassavetes    Packard Walsh
Sherilyn Fenn    Keri Johnson
Randy Quaid    Sheriff Loomis

Supporting Cast

Clint Howard    Rughead
Matthew Barry    Billy Hankins
David Sherrill    Skank
James Bozian    Gutterboy
Griffin O'Neal    Oggie Fisher
Chris Nash    Minty

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

Production and Technical Credits

Mike Marvin    Director
Mike Marvin    Screenwriter
John Kemeny    Producer
Buck Houghton    Executive Producer
J. Peter Robinson    Composer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,402,535 (40.1% of total gross)
Legs:2.50 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:588 opening theaters/588 max. theaters, 2.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $10,669,809

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,301-7,400) 7,378 $3,500,000
All Time International Box Office (Rank 35,401-35,500) 35,407 $46
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 11,701-11,800) 11,714 $3,500,046

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 21st, 1986 (Wide) by New Century Vista Film Company
International Releases: October 23rd, 2025 (Limited) (New Zealand)
Video Release: March 2nd, 2010 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
Running Time: 93 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Iron Eagle
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Keywords: Action Horror, Cult Movie, Car Chase, Street Racing, Death of a Sibling, Gangs, Revenge, Haunting, Romance, Set in Arizona
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: New Century Entertainment, Alliance Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Charlie Sheen    The Wraith / Jake
Nick Cassavetes    Packard Walsh
Sherilyn Fenn    Keri Johnson
Randy Quaid    Sheriff Loomis

Supporting Cast

Clint Howard    Rughead
Matthew Barry    Billy Hankins
David Sherrill    Skank
James Bozian    Gutterboy
Griffin O'Neal    Oggie Fisher
Chris Nash    Minty

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

Production and Technical Credits

Mike Marvin    Director
Mike Marvin    Screenwriter
John Kemeny    Producer
Buck Houghton    Executive Producer
J. Peter Robinson    Composer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,301-7,400) 7,378 $3,500,000
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 6,101-6,200) 6,111 $10,669,809
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,519 $3,500,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,005 $3,500,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,601-6,700) 6,637 $3,500,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,918 $3,500,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 976 $3,500,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for New Century Vista Film Company Movies 3 $3,500,000

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 21, 1986 8 $1,402,535   588 $2,385   $1,402,535 1
Nov 28, 1986 11 $777,395 -45% 554 $1,403   $2,709,094 2
Dec 5, 1986 15 $217,379 -72% 263 $827   $3,124,191 3

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 21, 1986 8 $1,931,699   558 $3,462   $1,931,699 1
Nov 28, 1986 11 $975,113 -50% 554 $1,760   $2,906,812 2

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
New Zealand 10/23/2025 $46 0 0 0 $46 10/28/2025
 
International Total$46 10/28/2025

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 35,401-35,500) 35,407 $46
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 33,701-33,800) 33,743 $46
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 21,401-21,500) 21,487 $46
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 31,001-31,100) 31,093 $46
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 18,601-18,700) 18,691 $46
All Time International Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,708 $46
All Time International Box Office for New Century Vista Film Company Movies 3 $46

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 11,701-11,800) 11,714 $3,500,046
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 10,401-10,500) 10,462 $3,500,046
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 6,601-6,700) 6,656 $3,500,046
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 10,101-10,200) 10,163 $3,500,046
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 6,301-6,400) 6,315 $3,500,046
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,502 $3,500,046
All Time Worldwide Box Office for New Century Vista Film Company Movies 3 $3,500,046

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Jul 25, 2021612,310 12,310$201,392$201,392595
Aug 1, 2021145,203-58% 17,513$85,121$286,513596

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.