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The Nightmare Before Christmas

The Nightmare Before Christmas
CAST & DIRECTORBOX OFFICE DATAGLOBAL RELEASESTOP GROSSINGNEWS
1993
 76 minutes (1 hrs 16 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Henry Selick

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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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 12

UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
The Nightmare Before Christmas
25 Nov 1994
1N
£2,029,798
£2,029,798
2 Dec 1994
2▼
£1,303,199
£3,919,437
9 Dec 1994
3▼
£902,133
£5,092,210
16 Dec 1994
4▼
£360,853
£5,597,404
23 Dec 1994
4▲▼
£240,569
£5,946,229
30 Dec 1994
5▼
£96,228
£6,071,325
6 Jan 1995
9▼
£48,114
£6,141,090
13 Jan 1995
10▼
£24,057
£6,175,973
20 Jan 1995
10▲▼
£9,623
£6,189,926
27 Jan 1995
12▼
£6,415
£6,197,785
3 Feb 1995
15▼
£4,277
£6,203,559
10 Feb 1995
16▼
£2,139
£6,206,661
1 Dec 2006
13▲
£65,668
£65,668
14 Dec 2007
13▲▼
£39,615
£39,615
30 Oct 2020
12▲
£43,172
£43,172
17 Nov 2023
15▼
£95,417
£95,417
US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 42

US Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
15 Oct 1993
20▼
$191,232
$191,232
22 Oct 1993
3▲
$6,235,220
$6,563,755
5 Nov 1993
1▲
$7,684,284
$26,705,704
12 Nov 1993
4▼
$5,470,410
$34,527,948
27 Oct 2000
29▼
$175,022
$175,022
3 Nov 2000
44▼
$67,917
$333,952
20 Oct 2006
12▲
$3,277,004
$3,277,004
27 Oct 2006
14▼
$1,916,645
$5,988,305
3 Nov 2006
21▼
$776,576
$7,415,808
10 Nov 2006
23▼
$464,719
$8,097,449
17 Nov 2006
33▼
$140,675
$8,343,762
24 Nov 2006
45▼
$70,686
$8,481,774
1 Dec 2006
47▼
$40,554
$8,538,588
8 Dec 2006
51▼
$27,676
$8,579,257
15 Dec 2006
51▲▼
$25,606
$8,616,662
22 Dec 2006
46▲
$20,966
$8,660,556
29 Dec 2006
63▼
$12,168
$8,687,496
19 Oct 2007
7▲
$5,330,101
$5,330,101
26 Oct 2007
8▼
$3,446,012
$10,100,435
2 Nov 2007
11▼
$1,525,403
$12,825,937
9 Nov 2007
19▼
$881,033
$14,119,095
16 Nov 2007
39▼
$55,506
$14,468,466
23 Nov 2007
73▼
$4,002
$14,482,538
30 Nov 2007
91▼
$1,870
$14,485,134
7 Dec 2007
112▼
$928
$14,486,423
24 Oct 2008
24▲
$398,411
$398,411
31 Oct 2008
24▲▼
$294,622
$867,364
7 Nov 2008
45▼
$65,334
$1,027,711
14 Nov 2008
50▼
$38,496
$1,096,037
21 Nov 2008
103▼
$967
$1,109,053
23 Oct 2009
35▲
$143,289
$143,289
30 Oct 2009
27▲
$140,037
$356,022
16 Oct 2020
4▲
$1,323,000
$76,405,668
23 Oct 2020
5▼
$577,000
$76,982,668
30 Oct 2020
7▼
$386,000
$77,368,668
20 Oct 2023
5▲
$4,292,207
$4,292,207
27 Oct 2023
7▼
$2,140,633
$8,020,461
3 Nov 2023
12▼
$882,194
$9,867,745
11 Oct 2024
9▲
$2,419,235
$2,419,235
18 Oct 2024
10▼
$1,224,677
$4,912,111
25 Oct 2024
16▼
$507,000
$5,828,341
1 Nov 2024
25▼
$82,669
$6,094,746