Hell Night (1981)

Hell Night
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $2,300,000Details
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Synopsis

One dark night 12 years ago, madman Raymond Garth butchered his wife and children in their creepy mansion before killing himself. Legend has it that one child survived the slaughter and remains hidden in the house as a deformed monster. Four college pledges are forced to spend the night in the deserted old mansion, where they are stalked by the monstrous survivor. Will these kids survive the ultimate horror of HELL NIGHT?

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$832,000 (36.2% of total gross)
Legs:2.76 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:108 opening theaters/108 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $8,918,704

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,801-7,900) 7,837 $2,300,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 12,701-12,800) 12,725 $2,300,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,863 $2,300,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,432 $2,300,000

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 7th, 1981 (Exclusive) by Compass International
May 10th, 2020 (Canceled) by MyCinema
Video Release: August 24th, 1999 by Anchor Bay Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 101 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Friday the 13th Part 2
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Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Compass International Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 4, 1981 11 $832,000   108 $7,704   $2,300,000 5

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Weekly Box Office Performance

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Leading Cast

Linda Blair    Marti Gaines

Supporting Cast

Vincent Van Patten    Seth
Kevin Brophy    Peter Bennett
Jenny Nuemann    May
Suki Goodwin    Denise
Jimmy Sturtevant    Scott
Peter Barton    Jeff Reed
Hal Ralston    Older Cop
Gloria Hellman    Party Girl
Ronald Gans    Driver

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

Production and Technical Credits

Tom DeSimone    Director
Randy Feldman    Screenwriter
Irwin Yablans    Producer
Bruce Cohn Curtis    Producer
Joseph Wolf    Executive Producer
Chuck Russell    Executive Producer
Ken Karman*    Music Editor

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

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Synopsis

One dark night 12 years ago, madman Raymond Garth butchered his wife and children in their creepy mansion before killing himself. Legend has it that one child survived the slaughter and remains hidden in the house as a deformed monster. Four college pledges are forced to spend the night in the deserted old mansion, where they are stalked by the monstrous survivor. Will these kids survive the ultimate horror of HELL NIGHT?

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$832,000 (36.2% of total gross)
Legs:2.76 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:108 opening theaters/108 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $8,918,704

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,801-7,900) 7,837 $2,300,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 12,701-12,800) 12,725 $2,300,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,863 $2,300,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,432 $2,300,000

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


Watch Now On

iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 7th, 1981 (Exclusive) by Compass International
May 10th, 2020 (Canceled) by MyCinema
Video Release: August 24th, 1999 by Anchor Bay Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 101 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Friday the 13th Part 2
Create your own comparison chart…
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Compass International Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Linda Blair    Marti Gaines

Supporting Cast

Vincent Van Patten    Seth
Kevin Brophy    Peter Bennett
Jenny Nuemann    May
Suki Goodwin    Denise
Jimmy Sturtevant    Scott
Peter Barton    Jeff Reed
Hal Ralston    Older Cop
Gloria Hellman    Party Girl
Ronald Gans    Driver

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

Production and Technical Credits

Tom DeSimone    Director
Randy Feldman    Screenwriter
Irwin Yablans    Producer
Bruce Cohn Curtis    Producer
Joseph Wolf    Executive Producer
Chuck Russell    Executive Producer
Ken Karman*    Music Editor

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

Movie Website Updates for March 10 - March 16, 2007

March 17th, 2007

We are starting to get some serious updates on the websites for the summer blockbusters, however, it will be a few more weeks before this list is dominated by such films. In the meantime, it is a website for a new release, Dead Silence - Official Site, that is the winner of the Weekly Website Award. More...

New Movie US Release Dates - February 25, 2007

February 25th, 2007

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Resurrecting the Champ, The Waterhorse, Avatar and more. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 4, 1981 11 $832,000   108 $7,704   $2,300,000 5

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records