Possession (1983)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $1,113,538Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$224,489 (20.2% of total gross)
Legs:4.96 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:69 opening theaters/75 max. theaters, 4.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $3,810,773

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,801-8,900) 8,881 $1,113,538
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 15,301-15,400) 15,358 $1,113,538

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 14th, 1983 (Wide) by Limelight International
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Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: France, Germany

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,801-8,900) 8,881 $1,113,538
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 7,201-7,300) 7,266 $3,810,773
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 7,901-8,000) 7,986 $1,113,538
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,590 $1,113,538
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 7,901-8,000) 7,951 $1,113,538
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,682 $1,113,538
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 601-700) 645 $1,113,538

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 14, 1983 19 $224,489   69 $3,253   $224,489 1
Oct 21, 1983 31 $27,912 -88% 21 $1,329   $327,230 2
Oct 28, 1983 20 $194,000 +595% 75 $2,587   $530,518 3
Nov 4, 1983 23 $107,922 -44% 33 $3,270   $703,172 4
Nov 11, 1983 23 $126,208 +17% 39 $3,236   $864,684 5
Nov 18, 1983 27 $119,555 -5% 43 $2,780   $1,003,791 6
Nov 25, 1983 35 $25,857 -78% 20 $1,293   $1,051,448 7
Dec 2, 1983 28 $54,626 +111% 29 $1,884   $1,113,538 8

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 14, 1983 15 $299,318   69 $4,338   $299,318 1
Oct 21, 1983 25 $37,200 -88% 21 $1,771   $336,518 2
Oct 28, 1983 19 $258,732 +596% 75 $3,450   $595,250 3
Nov 4, 1983 23 $143,226 -45% 33 $4,340   $738,476 4
Nov 11, 1983 20 $145,760 +2% 39 $3,737   $884,236 5
Nov 18, 1983 27 $141,355 -3% 43 $3,287   $1,025,591 6
Nov 25, 1983 32 $33,321 -76% 20 $1,666   $1,058,912 7

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 15,301-15,400) 15,358 $1,113,538
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 14,001-14,100) 14,053 $1,113,538
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 8,401-8,500) 8,428 $1,113,538
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 13,101-13,200) 13,130 $1,113,538
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 8,101-8,200) 8,178 $1,113,538
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 801-900) 850 $1,113,538

Uncategorized

Isabelle Adjani    Anna/Helen
Sam Neill    Mark

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


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$224,489 (20.2% of total gross)
Legs:4.96 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:69 opening theaters/75 max. theaters, 4.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $3,810,773

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,801-8,900) 8,881 $1,113,538
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 15,301-15,400) 15,358 $1,113,538

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 14th, 1983 (Wide) by Limelight International
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: France, Germany

Uncategorized

Isabelle Adjani    Anna/Helen
Sam Neill    Mark

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

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,801-8,900) 8,881 $1,113,538
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 7,201-7,300) 7,266 $3,810,773
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 7,901-8,000) 7,986 $1,113,538
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,590 $1,113,538
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 7,901-8,000) 7,951 $1,113,538
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,682 $1,113,538
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 601-700) 645 $1,113,538

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 14, 1983 19 $224,489   69 $3,253   $224,489 1
Oct 21, 1983 31 $27,912 -88% 21 $1,329   $327,230 2
Oct 28, 1983 20 $194,000 +595% 75 $2,587   $530,518 3
Nov 4, 1983 23 $107,922 -44% 33 $3,270   $703,172 4
Nov 11, 1983 23 $126,208 +17% 39 $3,236   $864,684 5
Nov 18, 1983 27 $119,555 -5% 43 $2,780   $1,003,791 6
Nov 25, 1983 35 $25,857 -78% 20 $1,293   $1,051,448 7
Dec 2, 1983 28 $54,626 +111% 29 $1,884   $1,113,538 8

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 14, 1983 15 $299,318   69 $4,338   $299,318 1
Oct 21, 1983 25 $37,200 -88% 21 $1,771   $336,518 2
Oct 28, 1983 19 $258,732 +596% 75 $3,450   $595,250 3
Nov 4, 1983 23 $143,226 -45% 33 $4,340   $738,476 4
Nov 11, 1983 20 $145,760 +2% 39 $3,737   $884,236 5
Nov 18, 1983 27 $141,355 -3% 43 $3,287   $1,025,591 6
Nov 25, 1983 32 $33,321 -76% 20 $1,666   $1,058,912 7

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 15,301-15,400) 15,358 $1,113,538
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 14,001-14,100) 14,053 $1,113,538
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 8,401-8,500) 8,428 $1,113,538
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 13,101-13,200) 13,130 $1,113,538
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 8,101-8,200) 8,178 $1,113,538
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 801-900) 850 $1,113,538