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Poltergeist
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Box office / business for
Poltergeist (1982) More at IMDbPro »

Budget
$10,700,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend
$6,896,612 (USA) (6 June 1982) (890 Screens)

Gross
$74,706,019 (USA) (5 December 1982)
$74,508,431 (USA) (28 November 1982)
$74,122,020 (USA) (21 November 1982)
$73,876,020 (USA) (14 November 1982)
$73,485,501 (USA) (7 November 1982)
$72,700,529 (USA) (31 October 1982)
$71,617,409 (USA) (24 October 1982)
$71,322,433 (USA) (17 October 1982)
$70,526,405 (USA) (10 October 1982)
$69,572,921 (USA) (3 October 1982)
$68,899,175 (USA) (26 September 1982)
$67,938,442 (USA) (19 September 1982)
$66,918,281 (USA) (12 September 1982)
$65,697,180 (USA) (6 September 1982)
$64,190,575 (USA) (29 August 1982)
$62,285,580 (USA) (22 August 1982)
$60,647,035 (USA) (15 August 1982)
$58,137,777 (USA) (8 August 1982)
$54,890,000 (USA) (1 August 1982)
$51,285,055 (USA) (25 July 1982)
$47,448,700 (USA) (19 July 1982)
$42,746,527 (USA) (12 July 1982)
$37,957,743 (USA) (5 July 1982)
$31,328,050 (USA) (27 June 1982)
$24,296,134 (USA) (20 June 1982)
$15,840,440 (USA) (13 June 1982)
$6,896,612 (USA) (6 June 1982)
$76,606,280 (USA)
$2,724,000 (UK)
SEK 4,947,815 (Sweden)
$2,965,493 (West Germany)

Weekend Gross
$143,331 (USA) (5 December 1982) (193 Screens)
$290,945 (USA) (28 November 1982) (213 Screens)
$186,670 (USA) (21 November 1982) (211 Screens)
$223,190 (USA) (14 November 1982) (288 Screens)
$385,617 (USA) (7 November 1982) (323 Screens)
$1,003,019 (USA) (31 October 1982) (879 Screens)
$183,308 (USA) (24 October 1982) (171 Screens)
$206,183 (USA) (17 October 1982) (246 Screens)
$389,180 (USA) (10 October 1982) (308 Screens)
$414,721 (USA) (3 October 1982) (368 Screens)
$720,000 (USA) (22 September 1982) (440 Screens)
$738,292 (USA) (12 September 1982) (530 Screens)
$1,065,523 (USA) (12 September 1982) (680 Screens)
$1,083,726 (USA) (6 September 1982) (596 Screens)
$920,500 (USA) (29 August 1982) (681 Screens)
$1,279,800 (USA) (22 August 1982) (739 Screens)
$3,246,527 (USA) (12 August 1982) (699 Screens)
$1,903,479 (USA) (8 August 1982) (805 Screens)
$1,847,018 (USA) (1 August 1982) (867 Screens)
$2,125,435 (USA) (25 July 1982) (926 Screens)
$2,648,700 (USA) (19 July 1982)
$3,246,527 (USA) (12 July 1982)
$4,257,743 (USA) (5 July 1982)
$4,103,235 (USA) (27 June 1982) (911 Screens)
$4,709,044 (USA) (20 June 1982) (911 Screens)
$5,379,673 (USA) (13 June 1982) (890 Screens)
$6,896,612 (USA) (6 June 1982) (890 Screens)

Admissions
186,940 (Sweden)

Rentals
$38,249,000 (USA)

Filming Dates
11 May 1981 - 4 August 1981

Copyright Holder
© Turner Entertainment Co. (formerly Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) and SLM Entertainment Co.,Ltd.


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