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The Return of the Living Dead

1985

The Return of the Living Dead

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Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Dan O'Bannon

Starring

Clu Gulager · James Karen · Don Calfa · Thom Mathews · Beverly Randolph · John Philbin

Full cast & crew

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 6th Sep '85
Debut position: 4
Highest position: 4
Debut gross: £237 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 5

Chart position history

UK box office

6 Sep, 1985
4

13 Sep, 1985
5

20 Sep, 1985
7

27 Sep, 1985
8

4 Oct, 1985
10

US box office

Global box office

Other movies in this series

The Return of the Living Dead

Return of the Living Dead Part II

Return of the Living Dead 3

Return of the Living Dead Necropolis

Return of the Living Dead Rave to the Grave

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£537.6 Thousand

US total gross
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