1984 | DIRECTED BY JOE DANTE

Gremlins

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Movie Stats

Year
1984

Runtime
106 minutes (1 hr 46 mins)

Select Cast

Phoebe Cates

Zach Galligan

Hoyt Axton

Polly Holliday

Frances Lee McCain

John Louie

Full cast and crew

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No of ratings:
3

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First viewed:
21st Sep 2016

Last viewed:
15th Jan 2025

Total views:
203

Release Dates

US release
8th June 1984

41 years 3 months 23 days ago

Total Grosses

UK total gross
£9 Million

US total gross
$153.2 Million

Global total gross
$161 Million

Cinema Tickets Sold

UK tickets sold
4.7 Million aprox.

US tickets sold
45.6 Million aprox.

Global tickets sold
No data

Box Office Breakdown

UK Box Office

Released: 7th Dec '84
Debut position: 2
Highest position: 2
Debut gross: £969.1 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 18

US Box Office

Release: 8th Jun '84
Debut position: 2
Highest position: 2
Debut gross: $12.5 Million
Total chart weeks: 8

Global Box Office

Release: 1st Jan '70
Debut weekend: 10th Jul '20
Debut position: 26
Highest position: 26
Debut gross: $140 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 2

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Directed by
	Joe Dante

Starring
	Zach Galligan	Billy Peltzer
	Phoebe Cates	Kate Beringer
	Hoyt Axton	Randall Peltzer
	Polly Holliday	Ruby Deagle
	Frances Lee McCain	Lynn Peltzer
	John Louie	Chinese Boy
	Keye Luke	Grandfather (Mr. Wing)
	Don Steele	Rockin' Ricky Rialto
	Susan Burgess	Little Girl
	Scott Brady	Sheriff Frank
	Arnie Moore	Alex
	Corey Feldman	Pete Fountaine
	Harry Carey Jr.	Mr. Anderson
	Dick Miller	Murray Futterman
	Donald Elson	Man on Street
	Belinda Balaski	Mrs. Joe Harris
	Danny Llewelyn	Hungry Harris Child
	Edward Andrews	Mr. Corben
	Judge Reinhold	Gerald Hopkins
	Lois Foraker	Bank Teller
	Chuck Jones	Mr. Jones
	Kenny Davis	Dorry
	Glynn Turman	Roy Hanson
	Nicky Katt	Schoolchild
	Tracy Wells	Schoolchild
	John C. Becher	Dr. Molinaro
	Gwen Willson	Mrs. Molinaro
	Jackie Joseph	Sheila Futterman
	Jonathan Banks	Deputy Brent
	Joe Brooks	Dave Meyers (Santa)
	James MacKrell	Lew Landers (WDHB-TV reporter)
	Frank Welker	Stripe / Mogwai / Gremlins
	Howie Mandel	Gizmo
	Fred Newman	Mogwai / Gremlins
	Mark Dodson	Mogwai / Gremlins
	Michael Winslow	Mogwai / Gremlins
	Peter Cullen	Mogwai / Gremlins
	Bob Bergen	Mogwai / Gremlins
	Michael Sheehan	Mogwai / Gremlins
	Bob Holt	Mogwai / Gremlins
	Mushroom	Barney
	Paul Acerno	Man Wearing Sunglasses on Payphone at Convention
	Edward Arnold	Donald Deagle
	Frank Baxter	Mr. Fiction Writer
	Adam Bean	Boy in Town Square
	Karen Bean	Girl in Town Square
	Tom Bergeron	TV News Reporter
	Richard Carlson	Dr. Research
	Jerry Goldsmith	Man in Telephone Booth Glancing at Camera
	Bob Harks	Townsman
	Brad Kesten	Mogwi / Gremlins / Additional Voices
	Marvin Miller	Robby the Robot
	Dean Rader-Duval	Ron
	Robby the Robot	Robot
	William Schallert	Father Bartlett
	Steven Spielberg	Man in Electric Wheelchair
	Kenneth Tobey	Mobil Gas Station Attendant

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UK Box Office Info

Highest Place
2

Weeks top 15
17

Total weeks
18

Total UK Gross:

£9,041,052

UK Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

Gremlins - Original release

7 Dec 1984

£969,082

14 Dec 1984

2▲▼

£1,000,541

£2,369,839

21 Dec 1984

2▲▼

£217,271

£2,663,155

28 Dec 1984

2▲▼

£158,636

£2,893,177

4 Jan 1985

2▲▼

£154,318

£3,093,790

11 Jan 1985

3▼

£177,159

£3,332,955

18 Jan 1985

4▼

£38,580

£3,388,896

25 Jan 1985

5▼

£19,290

£3,413,973

1 Feb 1985

5▲▼

£9,645

£3,426,994

8 Feb 1985

5▲▼

£4,823

£3,433,746

15 Feb 1985

8▼

£2,412

£3,437,002

22 Feb 1985

9▼

£1,206

£3,438,630

1 Mar 1985

9▲▼

£603

£3,439,414

8 Mar 1985

12▼

£302

£3,439,822

15 Mar 1985

13▼

£151

£3,440,026

Rerelease

6 Dec 2019

£162,528

13 Dec 2019

23▼

£23,000

£190,000

4K Rerelease

6 Dec 2024

13▲

£71,052

£9,041,052

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Info

Highest Place
2

Weeks top 15
8

Total Weeks
8

Total US Gross:

$153,223,102

North American Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

8 Jun 1984

$12,511,634

15 Jun 1984

2▲▼

$13,949,228

$34,807,149

22 Jun 1984

2▲▼

$11,420,965

$54,766,097

5 Oct 1984

11▼

$946,260

$144,373,709

10 Jul 2020

$140,000

$153,223,102

17 Jul 2020

7▲

$155,000

$153,223,102

24 Jul 2020

9▼

$119,000

$153,223,102

31 Jul 2020

7▲

$109,300

$153,223,102

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Info

Highest Place
26

Weeks top 15
0

Total Weeks
2

Total Global Gross:

$160,976,918

Global Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

10 Jul 2020

26N

$140,000

$307,434,030

17 Jul 2020

28▼

$155,000

$307,589,030

* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Release Breakdown

No global box office info

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£9,041,052

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Genres

Comedy

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Films in series

Gremlins / 1984

Directed By

Joe Dante

Starring

Zach Galligan • Phoebe Cates • Hoyt Axton

UK gross: £9,041,052
US gross: $153,223,102
Global gross: $160,976,918

Gremlins 2: The New Batch / 1990

Directed By

Joe Dante • Chuck Jones

Starring

Howie Mandel • Tony Randall • Zach Galligan

UK gross: £7,861,597
US gross: $41,482,207

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