Possession (1981)

Possession
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $1,113,538Details
International Box Office $31,980Details
Worldwide Box Office $1,145,518
OpusData ID: 60530100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$224,489 (20.2% of total gross)
Legs:4.96 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:97.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:69 opening theaters/75 max. theaters, 4.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $3,998,130

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,001-9,100) 9,086 $1,113,538
All Time International Box Office (Rank 23,901-24,000) 23,910 $31,980
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 15,801-15,900) 15,895 $1,145,518

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 14th, 1983 (Wide) by Limelight International
International Releases: May 27th, 1981 (Limited) (France)
September 14th, 2023 (Limited) (New Zealand)
March 13th, 2025 (Limited) (Germany)
October 3rd, 2025 (Limited) (Finland)
October 8th, 2025 (Limited), released as Possession (포제션) (South Korea)
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Running Time: 124 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Night of the Living Dead
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Keywords: Psychological Horror, Supernatural Horror
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: Germany, France
Languages: English, German, French

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,001-9,100) 9,086 $1,113,538
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 7,301-7,400) 7,390 $3,998,130
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 8,101-8,200) 8,154 $1,113,538
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,934 $1,113,538
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 8,101-8,200) 8,198 $1,113,538
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,824 $1,113,538
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 601-700) 677 $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

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Finland 10/3/2025 $6,363 11 11 11 $6,363 10/6/2025
France 5/27/1981 $0000$0
Germany 3/13/2025 $0000$0
New Zealand 9/14/2023 $0 0 0 0 $460 11/3/2025
South Korea 10/8/2025 $8,061 0 0 0 $25,157 10/22/2025
 
International Total$31,980 11/3/2025

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 23,901-24,000) 23,910 $31,980
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 22,401-22,500) 22,403 $31,980
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 14,401-14,500) 14,425 $31,980
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 20,501-20,600) 20,505 $31,980
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 12,701-12,800) 12,742 $31,980
All Time International Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,521 $31,980

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 15,801-15,900) 15,895 $1,145,518
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 14,401-14,500) 14,493 $1,145,518
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 9,101-9,200) 9,126 $1,145,518
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 13,701-13,800) 13,709 $1,145,518
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 8,501-8,600) 8,563 $1,145,518
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 901 $1,145,518

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Isabelle Adjani    Anna/Helen
Sam Neill    Mark

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Production and Technical Credits

Andrzej Żuławski    Director

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$224,489 (20.2% of total gross)
Legs:4.96 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:97.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:69 opening theaters/75 max. theaters, 4.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $3,998,130

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,001-9,100) 9,086 $1,113,538
All Time International Box Office (Rank 23,901-24,000) 23,910 $31,980
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 15,801-15,900) 15,895 $1,145,518

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
International Releases: May 27th, 1981 (Limited) (France)
September 14th, 2023 (Limited) (New Zealand)
March 13th, 2025 (Limited) (Germany)
October 3rd, 2025 (Limited) (Finland)
October 8th, 2025 (Limited), released as Possession (포제션) (South Korea)
... Show all releases
Running Time: 124 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Night of the Living Dead
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Keywords: Psychological Horror, Supernatural Horror
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: Germany, France
Languages: English, German, French

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.

Production and Technical Credits

Andrzej Żuławski    Director

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,001-9,100) 9,086 $1,113,538
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 7,301-7,400) 7,390 $3,998,130
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 8,101-8,200) 8,154 $1,113,538
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,934 $1,113,538
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 8,101-8,200) 8,198 $1,113,538
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,824 $1,113,538
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 601-700) 677 $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

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Finland 10/3/2025 $6,363 11 11 11 $6,363 10/6/2025
France 5/27/1981 $0000$0
Germany 3/13/2025 $0000$0
New Zealand 9/14/2023 $0 0 0 0 $460 11/3/2025
South Korea 10/8/2025 $8,061 0 0 0 $25,157 10/22/2025
 
International Total$31,980 11/3/2025

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 23,901-24,000) 23,910 $31,980
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 22,401-22,500) 22,403 $31,980
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 14,401-14,500) 14,425 $31,980
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 20,501-20,600) 20,505 $31,980
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 12,701-12,800) 12,742 $31,980
All Time International Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,521 $31,980

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 15,801-15,900) 15,895 $1,145,518
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 14,401-14,500) 14,493 $1,145,518
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 9,101-9,200) 9,126 $1,145,518
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 13,701-13,800) 13,709 $1,145,518
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 8,501-8,600) 8,563 $1,145,518
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 901 $1,145,518