Lifeforce (1985)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $11,603,545Details
OpusData ID: 34780100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,209,136 (36.3% of total gross)
Legs:2.76 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$25,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,526 opening theaters/1,526 max. theaters, 3.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $36,967,911

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,213 $11,603,545
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,401-7,500) 7,481 $11,603,545
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,953 $11,603,545
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,372 $11,603,545

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 21st, 1985 (Wide) by Sony/TriStar
Video Release: May 27th, 1998 by MGM Video
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 116 minutes
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Keywords: Vampire, Action Horror, Cult Movie, Alien Encounters, Space Program
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,213 $11,603,545
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,973 $36,967,911
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,448 $11,603,545
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1985 67 $11,603,545
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,148 $11,603,545
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,667 $11,603,545
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 474 $11,603,545
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 401-500) 464 $11,603,545
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,953 $11,603,545
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony/TriStar Movies 29 $11,603,545

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 21, 1985 4 $4,209,136   1,526 $2,758   $4,209,136 1
Jun 28, 1985 7 $2,495,205 -41% 1,515 $1,647   $8,695,031 2
Jul 5, 1985 12 $1,225,600 -51% 805 $1,522   $10,470,931 3
Jul 12, 1985 17 $530,396 -57% 313 $1,695   $11,126,327 4
Jul 19, 1985 20 $191,200 -64% 239 $800   $11,382,345 5
Jul 26, 1985 22 $68,310 -64% 110 $621   $11,603,545 6

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 21, 1985 4 $6,199,826   1,526 $4,063   $6,199,826 1
Jun 28, 1985 8 $3,045,505 -51% 1,515 $2,010   $9,245,331 2
Jul 5, 1985 14 $1,350,600 -56% 805 $1,678   $10,595,931 3
Jul 12, 1985 16 $595,214 -56% 313 $1,902   $11,191,145 4
Jul 19, 1985 16 $344,090 -42% 239 $1,440   $11,535,235 5

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
May 29, 2022193,659 3,659$102,415$102,4151,253

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

Mathilda May   

Uncategorized

Patrick Stewart    Dr. Armstrong
Peter Firth    Caine

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

Production and Technical Credits

Tobe Hooper    Director
Dan O’Bannon    Screenwriter
Don Jakoby    Screenwriter
Chris Corbould    Special Effects

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:$4,209,136 (36.3% of total gross)
Legs:2.76 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$25,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,526 opening theaters/1,526 max. theaters, 3.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $36,967,911

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,213 $11,603,545
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,401-7,500) 7,481 $11,603,545
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,953 $11,603,545
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,372 $11,603,545

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 21st, 1985 (Wide) by Sony/TriStar
Video Release: May 27th, 1998 by MGM Video
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 116 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Pitch Black
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Keywords: Vampire, Action Horror, Cult Movie, Alien Encounters, Space Program
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Mathilda May   

Uncategorized

Patrick Stewart    Dr. Armstrong
Peter Firth    Caine

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

Production and Technical Credits

Tobe Hooper    Director
Dan O’Bannon    Screenwriter
Don Jakoby    Screenwriter
Chris Corbould    Special Effects

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

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,213 $11,603,545
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,973 $36,967,911
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,448 $11,603,545
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1985 67 $11,603,545
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,148 $11,603,545
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,667 $11,603,545
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 474 $11,603,545
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 401-500) 464 $11,603,545
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,953 $11,603,545
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony/TriStar Movies 29 $11,603,545

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 21, 1985 4 $4,209,136   1,526 $2,758   $4,209,136 1
Jun 28, 1985 7 $2,495,205 -41% 1,515 $1,647   $8,695,031 2
Jul 5, 1985 12 $1,225,600 -51% 805 $1,522   $10,470,931 3
Jul 12, 1985 17 $530,396 -57% 313 $1,695   $11,126,327 4
Jul 19, 1985 20 $191,200 -64% 239 $800   $11,382,345 5
Jul 26, 1985 22 $68,310 -64% 110 $621   $11,603,545 6

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 21, 1985 4 $6,199,826   1,526 $4,063   $6,199,826 1
Jun 28, 1985 8 $3,045,505 -51% 1,515 $2,010   $9,245,331 2
Jul 5, 1985 14 $1,350,600 -56% 805 $1,678   $10,595,931 3
Jul 12, 1985 16 $595,214 -56% 313 $1,902   $11,191,145 4
Jul 19, 1985 16 $344,090 -42% 239 $1,440   $11,535,235 5

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,401-7,500) 7,481 $11,603,545
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,454 $11,603,545
Top 1985 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 68 $11,603,545
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,433 $11,603,545
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,582 $11,603,545
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 501-600) 568 $11,603,545
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 501-600) 524 $11,603,545
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,372 $11,603,545
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Sony/TriStar Movies 30 $11,603,545

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
May 29, 2022193,659 3,659$102,415$102,4151,253

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.