Night of the Comet (1984)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $14,600,000Details
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $882,819 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $882,819
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,580,578 (24.5% of total gross)
Legs:4.08 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,098 opening theaters/1,098 max. theaters, 4.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $46,841,666

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,595 $14,600,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,505 $14,600,000

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 16th, 1984 (Wide) by Atlantic
Video Release: November 19th, 2013 by Shout Factory
Comparisons: vs. Teen Wolf
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Keywords: Zombies, Horror Comedy, Cult Movie, Human Experimentation, Medical Crimes, End of the World
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 254 $10,581,073 Nov 23, 1984 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 254 $8,819,166 Nov 23, 1984 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,595 $14,600,000
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,331 $46,841,666
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,901 $14,600,000
Top 1984 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 63 $14,600,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,333 $14,600,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,076 $14,600,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 420 $14,600,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 301-400) 396 $14,600,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Atlantic Movies 3 $14,600,000

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 16, 1984 3 $3,580,578   1,098 $3,261   $3,580,578 1
Nov 23, 1984 5 $3,234,978 -10% 1,026 $3,153   $8,579,124 2
Nov 30, 1984 5 $1,931,400 -40% 900 $2,146   $11,220,641 3
Dec 7, 1984 6 $1,010,352 -48% 776 $1,302   $13,140,830 4
Dec 14, 1984 13 $364,142 -64% 326 $1,117   $13,894,057 5
Dec 21, 1984 25 $166,675 -54% 104 $1,603   $14,115,353 6
Dec 28, 1984 28 $182,134 +9% 101 $1,803   $14,305,674 7
Jan 4, 1985 28 $102,872 -44% 88 $1,169   $14,418,922 8

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 16, 1984 3 $5,344,146   1,098 $4,867   $5,344,146 1
Nov 23, 1984 5 $3,945,095 -26% 1,026 $3,845   $9,289,241 2
Nov 30, 1984 3 $2,841,237 -28% 900 $3,157   $12,130,478 3
Dec 7, 1984 6 $1,399,437 -51% 776 $1,803   $13,529,915 4
Dec 14, 1984 14 $418,763 -70% 326 $1,285   $13,948,678 5
Dec 21, 1984 25 $174,862 -58% 104 $1,681   $14,123,540 6
Dec 28, 1984 26 $192,510 +10% 101 $1,906   $14,316,050 7

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,505 $14,600,000
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,608 $14,600,000
Top 1984 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 64 $14,600,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,397 $14,600,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,671 $14,600,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 501-600) 502 $14,600,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 401-500) 451 $14,600,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Atlantic Movies 3 $14,600,000

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Sep 10, 2023172,198 44,402$38,773$879,459512

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

Catherine Mary Stewart    Regina "Reggie" Belmont
Kelli Maroney    Samantha "Sam" Belmont

Supporting Cast

Mary Woronov    Audrey White
Geoffrey Lewis    Dr. Carter

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

Production and Technical Credits

Thom Eberhardt    Director
Thom Eberhardt    Screenwriter

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,580,578 (24.5% of total gross)
Legs:4.08 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,098 opening theaters/1,098 max. theaters, 4.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $46,841,666

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,595 $14,600,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,505 $14,600,000

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 16th, 1984 (Wide) by Atlantic
Video Release: November 19th, 2013 by Shout Factory
Comparisons: vs. Teen Wolf
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Keywords: Zombies, Horror Comedy, Cult Movie, Human Experimentation, Medical Crimes, End of the World
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 254 $10,581,073 Nov 23, 1984 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 254 $8,819,166 Nov 23, 1984 10

Leading Cast

Catherine Mary Stewart    Regina "Reggie" Belmont
Kelli Maroney    Samantha "Sam" Belmont

Supporting Cast

Mary Woronov    Audrey White
Geoffrey Lewis    Dr. Carter

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

Production and Technical Credits

Thom Eberhardt    Director
Thom Eberhardt    Screenwriter

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,595 $14,600,000
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,331 $46,841,666
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,901 $14,600,000
Top 1984 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 63 $14,600,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,333 $14,600,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,076 $14,600,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 420 $14,600,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 301-400) 396 $14,600,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Atlantic Movies 3 $14,600,000

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 16, 1984 3 $3,580,578   1,098 $3,261   $3,580,578 1
Nov 23, 1984 5 $3,234,978 -10% 1,026 $3,153   $8,579,124 2
Nov 30, 1984 5 $1,931,400 -40% 900 $2,146   $11,220,641 3
Dec 7, 1984 6 $1,010,352 -48% 776 $1,302   $13,140,830 4
Dec 14, 1984 13 $364,142 -64% 326 $1,117   $13,894,057 5
Dec 21, 1984 25 $166,675 -54% 104 $1,603   $14,115,353 6
Dec 28, 1984 28 $182,134 +9% 101 $1,803   $14,305,674 7
Jan 4, 1985 28 $102,872 -44% 88 $1,169   $14,418,922 8

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 16, 1984 3 $5,344,146   1,098 $4,867   $5,344,146 1
Nov 23, 1984 5 $3,945,095 -26% 1,026 $3,845   $9,289,241 2
Nov 30, 1984 3 $2,841,237 -28% 900 $3,157   $12,130,478 3
Dec 7, 1984 6 $1,399,437 -51% 776 $1,803   $13,529,915 4
Dec 14, 1984 14 $418,763 -70% 326 $1,285   $13,948,678 5
Dec 21, 1984 25 $174,862 -58% 104 $1,681   $14,123,540 6
Dec 28, 1984 26 $192,510 +10% 101 $1,906   $14,316,050 7

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,505 $14,600,000
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,608 $14,600,000
Top 1984 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 64 $14,600,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,397 $14,600,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,671 $14,600,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 501-600) 502 $14,600,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 401-500) 451 $14,600,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Atlantic Movies 3 $14,600,000

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Sep 10, 2023172,198 44,402$38,773$879,459512

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.