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The Nightmare Before Christmas

The Nightmare Before Christmas
1993
 76 minutes (1 hrs 16 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Starring

Danny Elfman · Chris Sarandon · Catherine O'Hara · William Hickey · Glenn Shadix · Paul Reubens

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 29th October 1993
New Zealand release date New Zealand release: 13th May 1994
Japan release date Japan release: 15th October 1994

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 25th Nov '94
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £2 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 16

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 15th Oct '93
  • Debut position: 20
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $191.2 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 42

WorldWide box office

  • Box Office debut: 16th Oct '20
  • Debut position: 7
  • Highest position: 7
  • Debut gross: $1.3 Million
  • Total weeks on top 15: 5

Chart position history

UK box office

25 Nov, 1994
1
2 Dec, 1994
2
9 Dec, 1994
3
16 Dec, 1994
4
23 Dec, 1994
4
30 Dec, 1994
5
6 Jan, 1995
9
13 Jan, 1995
10
20 Jan, 1995
10
27 Jan, 1995
12
3 Feb, 1995
15
1 Dec, 2006
13
14 Dec, 2007
13
30 Oct, 2020
12
17 Nov, 2023
15

US box office

22 Oct, 1993
3
5 Nov, 1993
1
12 Nov, 1993
4
20 Oct, 2006
12
27 Oct, 2006
14
19 Oct, 2007
7
26 Oct, 2007
8
2 Nov, 2007
11
16 Oct, 2020
4
23 Oct, 2020
5
30 Oct, 2020
7
20 Oct, 2023
5
27 Oct, 2023
7
3 Nov, 2023
12
11 Oct, 2024
9
18 Oct, 2024
10

Global box office

16 Oct, 2020
7
23 Oct, 2020
11
11 Oct, 2024
14

Certificates

US
PG

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £6.5 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $82 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $91.4 Million

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A sequel to horror hit movie Smile~2022 from 2022 hits the top of the North American box office this weekend as Smile 2 knocks Terrifier 3 down to number 3

The movie takes $22.6 Million on its debut weekend which is very much in the same ballpark as the original took 2 years ago.

Terrifier 3 which topped t he box office last weekend falls to number 3 this weekend with a $9.3 Million weekend gross, only a 34% drop.

The movie has taken an incredible $36.2 Million to date, in comparison Terrifier 2 has taken $2.4 Million after 2 weekends.

US Box Office QuickView

  • Number 1 - Smile 2 (1st Weekend)
  • Highest debut - Smile 2 (@1)
  • Longest run - The Nightmare Before Christmas (36 weeks)
  • Highest total gross - Deadpool & Wolverine ($636,296,828)
  • Best Percentage change week on week - We Live In Time (95%)
  • Total US top 15 this weekend - $67,332,506
  • Also new this weekend
    • Hocus Pocus
  • Check out the full US box office.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 18th - 20th October 2024

Highest new movie this weekend

  • The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
  • It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the US box office.
  • It grosses $23,000,000 over the weekend, a % drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $23,000,000 after 1 weekends of release
  • The movie is a sequel to Smile which took $22,609,925 at the box office after 1 weekends of release.

  • The movie remains at number 2 on this weekends US box office
  • It grosses $10,100,000 over the weekend, a 28% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $101,717,115 after 4 weekends of release
  • The movie is the 16th top grossing film so far in 2024

  • The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weekends US box office
  • It grosses $9,307,882 over the weekend, a 34% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $36,215,033 after 2 weekends of release
  • The movie is a sequel to Terrifier 2 which took $2,475,000 at the box office after 2 weekends of release.

  • The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weekends US box office
  • It grosses $5,000,000 over the weekend, a 32% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $283,973,139 after 7 weekends of release
  • The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2024
  • The movie is a sequel to Beetlejuice which took $2,475,000 at the box office after 7 weekends of release.

  • The movie goes up the chart to number 5 on this weekends US box office
  • It grosses $4,185,758 over the weekend, a 95% increase from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $4,506,030 after 2 weekends of release

Gross out horror movie Terrifier 3 makes its US debut at the top of the box office with a debut gross of $18.3 Million.

This makes the movie instantly the movie in the series as Terrifier took $123,957 in 2016 and the sequel took $1.2 Million in 2022.

The Joker~2019 sequel fell hard on its second weekend falling from the top to number 3 with an 81% decrease over its debut.

The movie takes $7 Million this weekend for a $51.6 Million total.

US Box Office QuickView

  • Number 1 - Terrifier 3 (1st Weekend)
  • Highest debut - Terrifier 3 (@1)
  • Longest run - The Nightmare Before Christmas (33 weeks)
  • Highest total gross - Deadpool & Wolverine ($635,234,103)
  • Best Percentage change week on week - Saturday Night (92%)
  • Total US top 15 this weekend - $70,586,656
  • Also new this weekend
    • My Hero Academia: You're Next
    • The Nightmare Before Christmas
    • The Apprentice
    • Average Joe
  • Check out the full US box office.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 11th - 13th October 2024

Highest new movie this weekend

  • The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
  • It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the US box office.
  • It grosses $18,300,000 over the weekend, a % drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $18,300,000 after 1 weekends of release
  • The movie is a sequel to Terrifier 2 which took $1,208,900 at the box office after 1 weekends of release.

  • The movie remains at number 2 on this weekends US box office
  • It grosses $13,450,000 over the weekend, a 29% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $83,737,190 after 3 weekends of release

  • The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weekends US box office
  • It grosses $7,054,527 over the weekend, a 81% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $51,611,000 after 2 weekends of release
  • The movie is a sequel to Joker~2019 which took $193,590,190 at the box office after 2 weekends of release.

  • The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weekends US box office
  • It grosses $7,050,000 over the weekend, a 30% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $275,617,135 after 6 weekends of release
  • The movie is the 5th top grossing film so far in 2024
  • The movie is a sequel to Beetlejuice which took $1,208,900 at the box office after 6 weekends of release.

  • The movie is a new entry at number 5 on this weekends US box office
  • It has a total gross of $3,800,000 after 1 weekends of release

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, a prequel to THe Hunger Games series tops the UK box office this weekend with £5.7 Million, the 11th top debt in the month of November.

Last weeks top movie, The Marvels drops to number 2 this weekend after a tough week for the movie which has now taken £5.3 Million after 2 weeks.

After an unusual Sunday opening lalst week Tiger 3 enters the box office at number 3 with £1.18 Million including the Sunday showings.

UK box office QuickView

  • Number 1 - The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (1st Weekend)
  • Highest debut - The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (@1)
  • Longest run - PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie (6 weeks)
  • Highest total gross - Trolls Band Together (£14,814,608)
  • Best Percentage change week on week - Trolls Band Together (-23%)
  • Total UK top 15 this weekend - £11,690,533
  • Also new this weekend
    • Thanksgiving
    • Kevin Bridges: The Overdue Catch-Up
    • May December
    • The Nightmare Before Christmas
  • Check out the full UK box office.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 17th - 19th November 2023

Highest new movie this weekend

  • The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks UK box office chart.
  • It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the UK box office.
  • It grosses £5,420,681 over its debut weekend
  • It is the 11th top debuting movie in the month of November
  • The movie is a sequel to The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 which took £11,255,566 at the box office after 1 weeks in cinemas.
  • The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £1,255,157 over the weekend, a 64% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of £5,713,711 over 2 weeks of release
  • The movie is a sequel to Captain Marvel which took £23,657,527 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.
  • The movie is a new entry at number 3 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £1,184,001 over its debut weekend
  • The movie is a new entry at number 4 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £841,064 over its debut weekend

  • The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £734,140 over the weekend, a 23% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of £14,814,608 over 5 weeks of release
  • The movie is the 15th top grossing film so far in 2023
  • The movie is a sequel to Trolls World Tour which took £239,239 at the box office after 5 weeks in cinemas.

Despite a huge 76% drop over last weekend Five Nights At Freddys remains at the top of the North American nox office with a weekend gross of $19.3 Million.

The biggest pop star on the planet at the moment Taylor Swift remains at number 2 this weekend with her Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour movie which has taken an incredible $166 Million, it will take more than Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part 1!.

Highest new entry this weekend is Radical from director Christopher Zalla which takes $2.7 Million on its debut.

US Box Office QuickView

  • Number 1 - Five Nights At Freddy's (2nd Weekend)
  • Highest debut - Radical (@5)
  • Longest run - The Nightmare Before Christmas (32 weeks)
  • Highest total gross - Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour ($166,000,000)
  • Best Percentage change week on week - Priscilla (97%)
  • Total US top 15 this weekend - $62,944,149
  • Also new this weekend
    • What Happens Later
    • The Marsh Kings Daughter
  • Check out the full US box office.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 3rd - 5th November 2023

  • The movie remains at number 1 on this weekends US box office
  • It has spent 2 weeks at the top of the US box office.
  • It grosses $19,399,640 over the weekend, a 76% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $113,604,000 after 2 weekends of release

  • The movie remains at number 2 on this weekends US box office
  • It grosses $13,500,000 over the weekend, a 13% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $166,000,000 after 4 weekends of release
  • The movie is the 13th top grossing film so far in 2023

  • The movie remains at number 3 on this weekends US box office
  • It grosses $7,000,478 over the weekend, a 25% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $52,333,000 after 3 weekends of release

  • The movie goes up the chart to number 4 on this weekends US box office
  • It grosses $5,084,573 over the weekend, a 97% increase from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $5,310,093 after 2 weekends of release

Highest new movie this weekend

  • The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
  • It grosses $2,730,326 over the weekend, a % drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $2,730,326 after 1 weekends of release

Video Game adaptation Five Nights At Freddys got off to a fantastic start at the North American box office this weekend with a $78 Million gross topping the box office on its debut.

Taylor Swift proved an immovable force with her The Eras Tour movie which dropped just the one place to number 2 this weekend, the event movie has now taken an amazing $150 Million.

Last weekends top new movie Killers of the Flower Moon fell hard this week with a 61% drop giving the movie a $40 Million total.

US Box Office QuickView

  • Number 1 - Five Nights At Freddy's (1st Weekend)
  • Highest debut - Five Nights At Freddy's (@1)
  • Longest run - The Nightmare Before Christmas (31 weeks)
  • Highest total gross - Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour ($149,344,861)
  • Best Percentage change week on week - Anatomy of a Fall (73%)
  • Total US top 15 this weekend - $121,154,074
  • Also new this weekend
    • Freelance~2023
    • The Holdovers
  • Check out the full US box office.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 27th - 29th October 2023

Highest new movie this weekend

  • The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
  • It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the US box office.
  • It has a total gross of $78,000,000 after 1 weekends of release

  • The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weekends US box office
  • It grosses $14,700,000 over the weekend, a 56% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $149,344,861 after 3 weekends of release
  • The movie is the 16th top grossing film so far in 2023

  • The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weekends US box office
  • It grosses $9,000,000 over the weekend, a 61% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $40,679,083 after 2 weekends of release

  • The movie is a new entry at number 4 on this weekends US box office
  • It has a total gross of $5,060,815 after 1 weekends of release

  • The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weekends US box office
  • It grosses $3,100,000 over the weekend, a 46% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $59,365,830 after 4 weekends of release
  • The movie is a sequel to Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist only lasted for 3 weeks on the US box office.