Pet Sematary (1989)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $57,469,179Details
International Box Office $671Details
Worldwide Box Office $57,469,850
OpusData ID: 9150100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$12,046,179 (21.0% of total gross)
Legs:4.77 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$11,500,000 (worldwide box office is 5.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,585 opening theaters/1,585 max. theaters, 8.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $162,901,357

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,648 $57,469,179
All Time International Box Office (Rank 33,501-33,600) 33,531 $671
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,923 $57,469,850
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 401-500) 460 $57,469,179
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,257 $671
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 801-900) 859 $57,469,850

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 21st, 1989 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: June 15th, 1989 (Wide) (Australia)
Video Release: September 19th, 2000 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: R
Franchise: Pet Sematary
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author, Voiceover/Narration, Scary Kids, Non-Chronological, Zombies, Curses, Dream Sequence, In-Laws / Future In-Laws, Haunting, Terminal Illness, Dysfunctional Family, Doctors, Supernatural Horror, Supernatural
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 258 $7,489,927 May 26, 1989 38

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,648 $57,469,179
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 994 $162,901,357
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,225 $57,469,179
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1989 23 $57,469,179
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 301-400) 365 $57,469,179
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,312 $57,469,179
All Time Domestic Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 101-200) 120 $57,469,179
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies 100 $57,469,179
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 401-500) 460 $57,469,179
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 201-300) 224 $57,469,179

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 21, 1989 1 $12,046,179   1,585 $7,600   $12,046,179 1
Apr 28, 1989 1 $8,380,098 -30% 1,585 $5,287   $24,424,407 2
May 5, 1989 2 $6,338,594 -24% 1,585 $3,999   $33,235,322 3
May 12, 1989 4 $3,969,591 -37% 1,585 $2,504   $38,873,385 4
May 19, 1989 5 $2,601,910 -34% 1,585 $1,642   $42,684,762 5
May 26, 1989 7 $2,552,076 -2% 1,439 $1,774   $46,089,818 6
Jun 2, 1989 9 $1,710,585 -33% 1,248 $1,371   $48,403,050 7
Jun 9, 1989 9 $1,546,552 -10% 1,097 $1,410   $50,779,106 8
Jun 16, 1989 9 $1,260,000 -19% 923 $1,365   $52,795,778 9

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 21, 1989 1 $16,044,309   1,585 $10,123   $16,044,309 1
Apr 28, 1989 1 $10,852,419 -32% 1,585 $6,847   $26,896,728 2
May 5, 1989 2 $8,007,066 -26% 1,585 $5,052   $34,903,794 3
May 12, 1989 4 $5,179,058 -35% 1,585 $3,268   $40,082,852 4
May 19, 1989 5 $3,454,890 -33% 1,585 $2,180   $43,537,742 5
May 26, 1989 7 $3,154,723 -9% 1,439 $2,192   $46,692,465 6
Jun 2, 1989 8 $2,540,089 -19% 1,248 $2,035   $49,232,554 7
Jun 9, 1989 8 $2,303,224 -9% 1,097 $2,100   $51,535,778 8

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 6/15/1989 $0 0 1 1 $671 4/2/2021
 
International Total$671 4/2/2021

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 33,501-33,600) 33,531 $671
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 31,801-31,900) 31,899 $671
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,846 $671
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 29,301-29,400) 29,356 $671
All Time International Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,252 $671
All Time International Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,074 $671
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,257 $671
All Time International Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 401-500) 418 $671

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,923 $57,469,850
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,287 $57,469,850
Top 1989 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 27 $57,469,850
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 601-700) 624 $57,469,850
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,432 $57,469,850
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 201-300) 243 $57,469,850
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 201-300) 203 $57,469,850
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 801-900) 859 $57,469,850
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 201-300) 286 $57,469,850

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Mar 31, 2019820,394 20,394$394,508$394,508967
Apr 7, 20191711,537-43% 31,931$200,746$595,254968

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

Dale Midkiff    Louis Creed

Supporting Cast

Fred Gwynne    Jud Crandall
Denise Crosby    Rachel Creed

Cameos

Stephen King    Minister

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

Production and Technical Credits

Mary Lambert    Director
Stephen King    Story Creator
Stephen King    Screenwriter

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$12,046,179 (21.0% of total gross)
Legs:4.77 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$11,500,000 (worldwide box office is 5.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,585 opening theaters/1,585 max. theaters, 8.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $162,901,357

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,648 $57,469,179
All Time International Box Office (Rank 33,501-33,600) 33,531 $671
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,923 $57,469,850
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 401-500) 460 $57,469,179
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,257 $671
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 801-900) 859 $57,469,850

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 21st, 1989 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: June 15th, 1989 (Wide) (Australia)
Video Release: September 19th, 2000 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: R
Franchise: Pet Sematary
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author, Voiceover/Narration, Scary Kids, Non-Chronological, Zombies, Curses, Dream Sequence, In-Laws / Future In-Laws, Haunting, Terminal Illness, Dysfunctional Family, Doctors, Supernatural Horror, Supernatural
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 258 $7,489,927 May 26, 1989 38

Leading Cast

Dale Midkiff    Louis Creed

Supporting Cast

Fred Gwynne    Jud Crandall
Denise Crosby    Rachel Creed

Cameos

Stephen King    Minister

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

Production and Technical Credits

Mary Lambert    Director
Stephen King    Story Creator
Stephen King    Screenwriter

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,648 $57,469,179
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 994 $162,901,357
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,225 $57,469,179
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1989 23 $57,469,179
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 301-400) 365 $57,469,179
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,312 $57,469,179
All Time Domestic Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 101-200) 120 $57,469,179
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies 100 $57,469,179
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 401-500) 460 $57,469,179
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 201-300) 224 $57,469,179

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 21, 1989 1 $12,046,179   1,585 $7,600   $12,046,179 1
Apr 28, 1989 1 $8,380,098 -30% 1,585 $5,287   $24,424,407 2
May 5, 1989 2 $6,338,594 -24% 1,585 $3,999   $33,235,322 3
May 12, 1989 4 $3,969,591 -37% 1,585 $2,504   $38,873,385 4
May 19, 1989 5 $2,601,910 -34% 1,585 $1,642   $42,684,762 5
May 26, 1989 7 $2,552,076 -2% 1,439 $1,774   $46,089,818 6
Jun 2, 1989 9 $1,710,585 -33% 1,248 $1,371   $48,403,050 7
Jun 9, 1989 9 $1,546,552 -10% 1,097 $1,410   $50,779,106 8
Jun 16, 1989 9 $1,260,000 -19% 923 $1,365   $52,795,778 9

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 21, 1989 1 $16,044,309   1,585 $10,123   $16,044,309 1
Apr 28, 1989 1 $10,852,419 -32% 1,585 $6,847   $26,896,728 2
May 5, 1989 2 $8,007,066 -26% 1,585 $5,052   $34,903,794 3
May 12, 1989 4 $5,179,058 -35% 1,585 $3,268   $40,082,852 4
May 19, 1989 5 $3,454,890 -33% 1,585 $2,180   $43,537,742 5
May 26, 1989 7 $3,154,723 -9% 1,439 $2,192   $46,692,465 6
Jun 2, 1989 8 $2,540,089 -19% 1,248 $2,035   $49,232,554 7
Jun 9, 1989 8 $2,303,224 -9% 1,097 $2,100   $51,535,778 8

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 6/15/1989 $0 0 1 1 $671 4/2/2021
 
International Total$671 4/2/2021

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 33,501-33,600) 33,531 $671
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 31,801-31,900) 31,899 $671
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,846 $671
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 29,301-29,400) 29,356 $671
All Time International Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,252 $671
All Time International Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,074 $671
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,257 $671
All Time International Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 401-500) 418 $671

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,923 $57,469,850
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,287 $57,469,850
Top 1989 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 27 $57,469,850
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 601-700) 624 $57,469,850
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,432 $57,469,850
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 201-300) 243 $57,469,850
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 201-300) 203 $57,469,850
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 801-900) 859 $57,469,850
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 201-300) 286 $57,469,850

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Mar 31, 2019820,394 20,394$394,508$394,508967
Apr 7, 20191711,537-43% 31,931$200,746$595,254968

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.