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1985 | DIRECTED BY DAN O'BANNON

The Return of the Living Dead

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The Return of the Living Dead
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Movie Stats
Year
1985
Select Cast
Clu Gulager
James Karen
Don Calfa
Thom Mathews
Beverly Randolph
John Philbin
Full cast and crew
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First viewed:
30th Aug 2016
Last viewed:
8th Jan 2025
Total views:
142
Total Grosses
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UK total gross
  £537.6 Thousand
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
314,413 aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 6th Sep '85
  • Debut position: 4
  • Highest position: 4
  • Debut gross: £237 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 5
US Box Office
  • Release: No US cinema release.
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
dan obannon Dan O'Bannon
Starring
Clu Gulager
James Karen
Don Calfa
Thom Mathews
Beverly Randolph
John Philbin
Jewel Shepard
Miguel A. Núnez Jr.
Brian Peck
Linnea Quigley
Mark Venturini
Jonathan Terry
Cathleen Cordell
Drew Deighan
James Dalesandro
John Durbin
David Bond
Bob Libman
John Stuart West
Michael Crabtree
Ed Krieger
Robert Craighead
Paul Cloud
Derrick Brice
Leigh Drake
Terrence Houlihan
Allan Trautman
Robert J. Bennett
Jerome Daniels Coleman
Cherry Davis
Rick Askew
Leslee Bremmer
Jason Novak
Dan O'Bannon
Larry Odien
William Stout
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
4
Weeks top 15
5
Total weeks
5
Total UK Gross:
£537,647
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
The Return of the Living Dead
6 Sep 1985
4N
£236,977
£236,977
13 Sep 1985
5▼
£118,489
£402,862
20 Sep 1985
7▼
£59,245
£479,881
27 Sep 1985
8▼
£29,623
£518,391
4 Oct 1985
10▼
£14,812
£537,647

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

North American Box Office Chart History
No US box office info

* 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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Top Grossing Movie Chart Position
UK total gross
£537,647
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Terminal Velocity
4877
The Return of the Living Dead
4878
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Genres
Comedy
Comedy
Horror
Horror
Popular in these countries
  • Brazil Brazil
  • United States United States
  • Serbia Serbia
  • Iraq Iraq
  • Vietnam Vietnam
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom
  • Turkey Turkey
Films in series
The Return of the Living Dead

The Return of the Living Dead / 1985

Directed By
Dan O'Bannon
Starring
Clu Gulager • James Karen • Don Calfa
  • UK gross: £537,647
Return of the Living Dead Part II

Return of the Living Dead Part II / 1989

Directed By
Ken Wiederhorn
Starring
Michael Kenworthy • Thor Van Lingen • Jason Hogan
  • UK gross: £220,028
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    Starring
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      Directed By
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      Starring
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