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1988 | DIRECTED BY JOHN CARPENTER

Prince of Darkness

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Prince of Darkness
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Movie Stats
Year
1988
Select Cast
Donald Pleasence
Jameson Parker
Victor Wong
Lisa Blount
Dennis Dun
Susan Blanchard
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First viewed:
18th Oct 2018
Last viewed:
11th Mar 2026
Total views:
49
Total Grosses
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UK total gross
  £558.1 Thousand
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US total gross
  $8.7 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
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UK tickets sold
242,639 aprox.
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US tickets sold
2.1 Million aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 13th May '88
  • Debut position: 2
  • Highest position: 2
  • Debut gross: £236.4 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 6
US Box Office
  • Debut weekend: 23rd Oct '87
  • Debut position: 2
  • Highest position: 2
  • Debut gross: $4.7 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 2
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
john carpenter John Carpenter
Starring
Donald Pleasence
Jameson Parker
Victor Wong
Lisa Blount
Dennis Dun
Susan Blanchard
Anne Marie Howard
Ann Yen
Ken Wright
Dirk Blocker
Jessie Lawrence Ferguson
Peter Jason
Robert Grasmere
Thom Bray
Joanna Merlin
Alice Cooper
Betty Ramey
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
2
Weeks top 15
6
Total weeks
6
Total UK Gross:
£558,069
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Prince of Darkness
13 May 1988
2N
£236,375
£236,375
20 May 1988
4▼
£118,188
£407,748
27 May 1988
2▲
£59,094
£487,525
3 Jun 1988
3▼
£29,547
£525,936
10 Jun 1988
5▼
£14,774
£547,358
17 Jun 1988
9▼
£7,387
£558,069

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

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
2
Weeks top 15
2
Total Weeks
2
Total US Gross:
$8,706,101
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
23 Oct 1987
2▼
$4,657,401
$4,657,401
30 Oct 1987
5▼
$2,663,850
$8,706,101

* 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.

Global Box Office Release Breakdown
No global box office info
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Genres
Horror
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