Poltergeist Poster
Poltergeist (2015)
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Poltergeist Revenue (Daily) (with Theater Counts)

Domestic Total: 47.36M

Opening Weekend: 22.62M

Legs: 2.16

Overview: A family's suburban home is invaded by angry spirits. When the terrifying apparitions escalate their attacks and take the youngest daughter, the family must come together to rescue her.


TMDB

5.2

IMDB

4.9

Metacritic

47

RT Tomato

88

RT Popcorn

79

Letterboxd

2.08

Daily Table

DateRevenue% YDTheaters
Thu, May 21, 2015$1,400,000+ 0.00%2500
Fri, May 22, 2015$9,347,332+ 567.67%3240
Sat, May 23, 2015$7,387,587 -20.97%3240
Sun, May 24, 2015$5,885,467 -20.33%3240
Mon, May 25, 2015$3,721,046 -36.78%3240
Tue, May 26, 2015$1,773,684 -52.33%3240
Wed, May 27, 2015$1,245,873 -29.76%3240
Thu, May 28, 2015$1,105,657 -11.25%3240
Fri, May 29, 2015$2,598,203+ 134.99%3242
Sat, May 30, 2015$3,363,828+ 29.47%3242
Sun, May 31, 2015$2,097,095 -37.66%3242
Mon, Jun 1, 2015$853,406 -59.31%3242
Tue, Jun 2, 2015$955,318+ 11.94%3242
Wed, Jun 3, 2015$726,014 -24.00%3242
Thu, Jun 4, 2015$541,418 -25.43%3242
Fri, Jun 5, 2015$912,000+ 68.45%2229
Sat, Jun 6, 2015$1,150,789+ 26.18%2229
Sun, Jun 7, 2015$642,220 -44.19%2229
Mon, Jun 8, 2015$312,784 -51.30%2229
Tue, Jun 9, 2015$332,180+ 6.20%2229
Wed, Jun 10, 2015$284,803 -14.26%2229
Thu, Jun 11, 2015$192,241 -32.50%2229
Fri, Jun 12, 2015$220,709+ 14.81%1069
Sat, Jun 13, 2015$309,142+ 40.07%1069
Sun, Jun 14, 2015$159,396 -48.44%1069
Mon, Jun 15, 2015$95,184 -40.28%1069
Tue, Jun 16, 2015$102,569+ 7.76%1069
Wed, Jun 17, 2015$95,029 -7.35%1069
Thu, Jun 18, 2015$81,591 -14.14%1069
Fri, Jun 19, 2015$69,526 -14.79%295
Sat, Jun 20, 2015$86,066+ 23.79%295
Sun, Jun 21, 2015$54,543 -36.63%295
Mon, Jun 22, 2015$31,248 -42.71%295
Tue, Jun 23, 2015$34,820+ 11.43%295
Wed, Jun 24, 2015$30,416 -12.65%295
Thu, Jun 25, 2015$28,386 -6.67%295
Fri, Jun 26, 2015$47,041+ 65.72%187
Sat, Jun 27, 2015$61,830+ 31.44%187
Sun, Jun 28, 2015$43,464 -29.70%187
Mon, Jun 29, 2015$24,296 -44.10%187
Tue, Jun 30, 2015$24,824+ 2.17%187
Wed, Jul 1, 2015$18,419 -25.80%147
Thu, Jul 2, 2015$23,322+ 26.62%147
Fri, Jul 3, 2015$25,409+ 8.95%121
Sat, Jul 4, 2015$14,896 -41.38%121
Sun, Jul 5, 2015$25,485+ 71.09%121
Mon, Jul 6, 2015$13,918 -45.39%121
Tue, Jul 7, 2015$16,191+ 16.33%121
Wed, Jul 8, 2015$15,224 -5.97%121
Thu, Jul 9, 2015$12,630 -17.04%121
Fri, Jul 10, 2015$18,166+ 43.83%98
Sat, Jul 11, 2015$25,074+ 38.03%98
Sun, Jul 12, 2015$19,115 -23.77%98
Mon, Jul 13, 2015$10,231 -46.48%98
Tue, Jul 14, 2015$10,437+ 2.01%98
Wed, Jul 15, 2015$9,446 -9.50%98
Thu, Jul 16, 2015$9,979+ 5.64%98
Fri, Jul 17, 2015$11,614+ 16.38%71
Sat, Jul 18, 2015$16,069+ 38.36%71
Sun, Jul 19, 2015$12,890 -19.78%71
Mon, Jul 20, 2015$6,516 -49.45%71
Tue, Jul 21, 2015$6,453 -0.97%71
Wed, Jul 22, 2015$6,439 -0.22%71
Thu, Jul 23, 2015$6,646+ 3.21%71
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Comps

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Profitability Breakdown

Domestic

Week 1: $30.76M

Investor Share: $18.46M

Week 2: $11.7M

Investor Share: $6.43M

Week 3+: $6.3M

Investor Share: $3.15M

International

$48.27M (49.74%)

Investor Share: $16.89M

Costs

Budget: $35M


P&A: $35M

Breakdown

Gross: $95.63M


Net: $44.94M


Costs: $70M

Profit

Profit: $-25.06M (Loss)

The profitability breakdown is based on Dan Murrell's YouTube videos (Dan Murrell is not affiliated with Reel Numbers). The breakdown only includes the theatrical release and does not account for any post-theatrical revenue streams such as streaming, home video, or merchandise sales. Additionally, the breakdown does not include any tax incentives, sponsorships, or product placement that may have occurred during production.

Production Companies

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