The Lost Boys (1987)

The Lost Boys
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $32,222,567Details
International Box Office $171,576Details
Worldwide Box Office $32,394,143
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,236,318 (16.3% of total gross)
Legs:6.15 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:99.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$8,500,000 (worldwide box office is 3.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,027 opening theaters/1,249 max. theaters, 4.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $88,838,681

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,834 $32,222,567
All Time International Box Office (Rank 16,501-16,600) 16,507 $171,576
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,185 $32,394,143
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 923 $32,222,567
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,089 $171,576
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,291 $32,394,143

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: July 31st, 1987 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: February 14th, 2020 (Wide), released as The Lost Boys (Re: 2020) (United Kingdom)
September 17th, 2020 (Wide) (New Zealand)
October 8th, 2020 (Limited) (Australia)
October 14th, 2022 (Limited), released as The Lost Boys (35th Anniversary 4K Restoration) (United Kingdom)
December 15th, 2023 (Limited) (United Kingdom)
... Show all releases
Video Release: January 28th, 1998 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 97 minutes
Franchise: Lost Boys
Comparisons: vs. Silver Bullet
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Keywords: Vampire, Horror Comedy, Monster, New Guy/Girl in School, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Surprise Twist, Dysfunctional Family, Single Parent, Life in a Small Town, Supernatural
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Warner Bros.
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,834 $32,222,567
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,929 $88,838,681
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,274 $32,222,567
Top 1987 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 36 $32,222,567
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,367 $32,222,567
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,429 $32,222,567
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,433 $32,222,567
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 201-300) 204 $32,222,567
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 923 $32,222,567
All Time Domestic Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 401-500) 464 $32,222,567

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 31, 1987 2 $5,236,318   1,027 $5,099   $5,236,318 1
Aug 7, 1987 5 $4,009,170 -23% 1,027 $3,904   $12,728,354 2
Aug 14, 1987 9 $2,671,299 -33% 1,002 $2,666   $17,946,895 3
Aug 21, 1987 8 $2,354,989 -12% 1,249 $1,885   $22,031,386 4
Sep 4, 1987 14 $1,593,478   871 $1,829   $27,185,462 6
Sep 25, 1987 16 $395,409   501 $789   $29,831,490 9
Oct 2, 1987 18 $345,084 -13% 432 $799   $30,331,685 10

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 31, 1987 2 $8,719,184   1,027 $8,490   $8,719,184 1
Aug 7, 1987 5 $6,556,412 -25% 1,027 $6,384   $15,275,596 2
Aug 14, 1987 6 $4,400,801 -33% 1,002 $4,392   $19,676,397 3
Sep 25, 1987 16 $550,520   501 $1,099   $29,986,601 9

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 10/8/2020 $1,269 7 7 9 $7,336 10/19/2022
New Zealand 9/17/2020 $0 0 1 2 $1,377 10/30/2023
United Kingdom 2/14/2020 $80,340 94 94 184 $162,863 10/19/2022
 
International Total$171,576 10/30/2023

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 16,501-16,600) 16,507 $171,576
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 15,201-15,300) 15,283 $171,576
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 9,401-9,500) 9,462 $171,576
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 13,901-14,000) 13,936 $171,576
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 8,601-8,700) 8,687 $171,576
All Time International Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 990 $171,576
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,089 $171,576
All Time International Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 501-600) 543 $171,576

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,185 $32,394,143
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,456 $32,394,143
Top 1987 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 39 $32,394,143
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,104 $32,394,143
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,597 $32,394,143
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,154 $32,394,143
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 301-400) 302 $32,394,143
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,291 $32,394,143
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 501-600) 519 $32,394,143

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Aug 15, 20101822,425 78,657$183,040$596,266655
Aug 22, 20103027,644+23% 106,301$195,617$791,883656

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Sep 25, 2022616,690 131,347$164,897$1,295,7031,287

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.

DEG Watched At Home Top 20 Charts

DateRank
Sep 24, 202220

Lead Ensemble Members

Corey Feldman    Edgar Frog
Jami Gertz    Star
Corey Haim    Sam Emerson
Edward Herrmann    Max
Barnard Hughes    Grandpa
Jason Patric    Michael Emerson
Kiefer Sutherland    David
Dianne Wiest    Lucy Emerson

Supporting Cast

Jamison Newlander    Alan Frog
Brooke McCarter    Paul
Billy Wirth    Dwayne
Alex Winter    Marko
Chance Michael Corbitt    Laddie
Alexander Bacon Chapman    Greg
Nori Morgan    Shelly

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

Production and Technical Credits

Joel Schumacher    Director
Harvey Bernhard    Producer
Janice Fischer    Story by
James Jeremias    Story by
Richard Donner    Executive Producer
Michael Chapman    Director of Photography
Robert Brown    Editor
Thomas Newman    Composer
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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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,236,318 (16.3% of total gross)
Legs:6.15 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:99.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$8,500,000 (worldwide box office is 3.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,027 opening theaters/1,249 max. theaters, 4.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $88,838,681

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,834 $32,222,567
All Time International Box Office (Rank 16,501-16,600) 16,507 $171,576
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,185 $32,394,143
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 923 $32,222,567
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,089 $171,576
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,291 $32,394,143

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


Watch Now On

iTunes:iTunes
Vudu:Vudu
Netflix:Netflix, Netflix, Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 31st, 1987 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: February 14th, 2020 (Wide), released as The Lost Boys (Re: 2020) (United Kingdom)
September 17th, 2020 (Wide) (New Zealand)
October 8th, 2020 (Limited) (Australia)
October 14th, 2022 (Limited), released as The Lost Boys (35th Anniversary 4K Restoration) (United Kingdom)
December 15th, 2023 (Limited) (United Kingdom)
... Show all releases
Video Release: January 28th, 1998 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 97 minutes
Franchise: Lost Boys
Comparisons: vs. Silver Bullet
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Vampire, Horror Comedy, Monster, New Guy/Girl in School, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Surprise Twist, Dysfunctional Family, Single Parent, Life in a Small Town, Supernatural
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Warner Bros.
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Lead Ensemble Members

Corey Feldman    Edgar Frog
Jami Gertz    Star
Corey Haim    Sam Emerson
Edward Herrmann    Max
Barnard Hughes    Grandpa
Jason Patric    Michael Emerson
Kiefer Sutherland    David
Dianne Wiest    Lucy Emerson

Supporting Cast

Jamison Newlander    Alan Frog
Brooke McCarter    Paul
Billy Wirth    Dwayne
Alex Winter    Marko
Chance Michael Corbitt    Laddie
Alexander Bacon Chapman    Greg
Nori Morgan    Shelly

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

Production and Technical Credits

Joel Schumacher    Director
Harvey Bernhard    Producer
Janice Fischer    Story by
James Jeremias    Story by
Richard Donner    Executive Producer
Michael Chapman    Director of Photography
Robert Brown    Editor
Thomas Newman    Composer
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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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,834 $32,222,567
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,929 $88,838,681
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,274 $32,222,567
Top 1987 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 36 $32,222,567
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,367 $32,222,567
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,429 $32,222,567
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,433 $32,222,567
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 201-300) 204 $32,222,567
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 923 $32,222,567
All Time Domestic Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 401-500) 464 $32,222,567

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 31, 1987 2 $5,236,318   1,027 $5,099   $5,236,318 1
Aug 7, 1987 5 $4,009,170 -23% 1,027 $3,904   $12,728,354 2
Aug 14, 1987 9 $2,671,299 -33% 1,002 $2,666   $17,946,895 3
Aug 21, 1987 8 $2,354,989 -12% 1,249 $1,885   $22,031,386 4
Sep 4, 1987 14 $1,593,478   871 $1,829   $27,185,462 6
Sep 25, 1987 16 $395,409   501 $789   $29,831,490 9
Oct 2, 1987 18 $345,084 -13% 432 $799   $30,331,685 10

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 31, 1987 2 $8,719,184   1,027 $8,490   $8,719,184 1
Aug 7, 1987 5 $6,556,412 -25% 1,027 $6,384   $15,275,596 2
Aug 14, 1987 6 $4,400,801 -33% 1,002 $4,392   $19,676,397 3
Sep 25, 1987 16 $550,520   501 $1,099   $29,986,601 9

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 10/8/2020 $1,269 7 7 9 $7,336 10/19/2022
New Zealand 9/17/2020 $0 0 1 2 $1,377 10/30/2023
United Kingdom 2/14/2020 $80,340 94 94 184 $162,863 10/19/2022
 
International Total$171,576 10/30/2023

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 16,501-16,600) 16,507 $171,576
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 15,201-15,300) 15,283 $171,576
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 9,401-9,500) 9,462 $171,576
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 13,901-14,000) 13,936 $171,576
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 8,601-8,700) 8,687 $171,576
All Time International Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 990 $171,576
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,089 $171,576
All Time International Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 501-600) 543 $171,576

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,185 $32,394,143
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,456 $32,394,143
Top 1987 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 39 $32,394,143
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,104 $32,394,143
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,597 $32,394,143
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,154 $32,394,143
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 301-400) 302 $32,394,143
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,291 $32,394,143
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 501-600) 519 $32,394,143

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Aug 15, 20101822,425 78,657$183,040$596,266655
Aug 22, 20103027,644+23% 106,301$195,617$791,883656

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Sep 25, 2022616,690 131,347$164,897$1,295,7031,287

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.

DEG Watched At Home Top 20 Charts

DateRank
Sep 24, 202220