April Fool's Day (1986)

April Fool's Day
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $12,947,763Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,373,779 (26.1% of total gross)
Legs:3.84 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$5,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,202 opening theaters/1,202 max. theaters, 2.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $37,621,801

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,878 $12,947,763
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,801-6,900) 6,879 $12,947,763
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,764 $12,947,763
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,144 $12,947,763

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 27th, 1986 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: September 3rd, 2002 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 89 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
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Keywords: Holiday Horror
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures, Hometown
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 198 $9,994,020 Mar 28, 1986 4
Easter (Opening, 3-Day) 83 $3,373,779 Mar 28, 1986 4
Easter (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 73 $9,994,020 Mar 28, 1986 4

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 28, 1986 4 $3,373,779   1,202 $2,807   $3,373,779 1
Apr 4, 1986 4 $2,460,907 -27% 1,202 $2,047   $7,896,297 2
Apr 11, 1986 7 $1,606,740 -35% 1,136 $1,414   $10,106,765 3

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 28, 1986 3 $5,435,390   1,202 $4,522   $5,435,390 2
Apr 4, 1986 4 $3,064,635 -44% 1,202 $2,550   $8,500,025 3

Leading Cast

Deborah Foreman    Muffy/Buffy St. John

Supporting Cast

Thomas F. Wilson    Arch Cummings

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Fred Walton    Director
Frank Mancuso Jr.    Producer
Danilo Bach    Screenwriter
Charles Bernstein    Composer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,373,779 (26.1% of total gross)
Legs:3.84 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$5,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,202 opening theaters/1,202 max. theaters, 2.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $37,621,801

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,878 $12,947,763
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,801-6,900) 6,879 $12,947,763
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,764 $12,947,763
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,144 $12,947,763

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 27th, 1986 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: September 3rd, 2002 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 89 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Holiday Horror
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures, Hometown
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 198 $9,994,020 Mar 28, 1986 4
Easter (Opening, 3-Day) 83 $3,373,779 Mar 28, 1986 4
Easter (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 73 $9,994,020 Mar 28, 1986 4

Leading Cast

Deborah Foreman    Muffy/Buffy St. John

Supporting Cast

Thomas F. Wilson    Arch Cummings

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Fred Walton    Director
Frank Mancuso Jr.    Producer
Danilo Bach    Screenwriter
Charles Bernstein    Composer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 28, 1986 4 $3,373,779   1,202 $2,807   $3,373,779 1
Apr 4, 1986 4 $2,460,907 -27% 1,202 $2,047   $7,896,297 2
Apr 11, 1986 7 $1,606,740 -35% 1,136 $1,414   $10,106,765 3

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 28, 1986 3 $5,435,390   1,202 $4,522   $5,435,390 2
Apr 4, 1986 4 $3,064,635 -44% 1,202 $2,550   $8,500,025 3