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1981 | DIRECTED BY JOHN IRVIN

Ghost Story

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Movie Stats
Year
1981
Runtime
 110 minutes (1 hr 50 mins)
Select Cast
Fred Astaire
Melvyn Douglas
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
John Houseman
Craig Wasson
Patricia Neal
Full cast and crew
Salty Popcorn Stats
First viewed:
28th May 2025
Last viewed:
5th Jan 2026
Total views:
29
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
18th December 1981
44 years 25 days ago
Australia release date
 Australia
23rd April 1982
43 years 8 months 19 days ago
Spain release date
 Spain
1st May 1982
43 years 8 months 11 days ago
Sweden release date
 Sweden
21st May 1982
43 years 7 months 22 days ago
Denmark release date
 Denmark
24th May 1982
43 years 7 months 19 days ago
Philippines release date
 Philippines
3rd June 1982
43 years 7 months 9 days ago
Total Grosses
United States Flag
US total gross
  $16.2 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
United States Flag
US tickets sold
5.8 Million aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Release: No UK cinema release.
US Box Office
  • Release: 18th Dec '81
  • Debut position: 5
  • Highest position: 5
  • Debut gross: $2.1 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 3
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
john irvin John Irvin
Starring
Fred AstaireRicky Hawthorne
Melvyn DouglasJohn Jaffrey
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.Edward Wanderley
John HousemanSears James
Craig WassonDon / David
Patricia NealStella
Alice KrigeAlma / Eva
Jacqueline BrookesMilly
Miguel FernandesGregory Bate
Lance HolcombFenny Bate
Mark ChamberlinYoung John Jaffrey
Tim ChoateYoung Ricky Hawthorne
Kurt JohnsonYoung Edward Wanderley
Ken OlinYoung Sears James
Brad SullivanSheriff Hardesty
Michael O'NeillChurchill
Guy BoydOmar Norris
Robert BurrPrincipal
Helena CarrollMrs. Meredith
Robin CurtisRea Dedham
Breon GormanNettie Dedham
James GreeneMailman
Cagle D. GreenEva's Apparition
Kyra CarletonEva's Apparition
Ruth HuntFlorence
Deborah OffnerHelen
Virginia BinghamSears' Mother
William F. ConwaySears' Father
Russell R. BletzerReverend Wilkinson
Terrance Mario CarnesWaiter
Alfred CurvenMan in Coffin
Edward F. DillonJudge
Alvin W. FretzCoroner
Hugh HiresStudent Solt
Raymond J. QuinnRicky's Father
Barbara von ZastrowRicky's Mother
Betty LowIrmengard
Mason CardiffSchoolboy
Gale GrindleStudent
ADVERTISMENT
1981-12-15
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UK Box Office Chart History
No UK box office info

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
5
Weeks top 15
3
Total Weeks
3
Total US Gross:
$16,202,210
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
18 Dec 1981
5N
$2,105,729
$2,105,729
8 Jan 1982
9N
$1,492,999
$4,776,066
15 Jan 1982
10▼
$1,195,540
$16,202,210

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Chart History
No US box office info

* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

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