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Budget

$375,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend

€110,764 (Spain) (18 May 2003) (94 Screens) (re-release)

Gross

$2,400,000 (USA) (31 December 1983)
$685,000 (USA) (29 April 1983)
£3,500 (UK) ( 2002) (re-release)
£100,000 (UK) (23 January 1983)
$29,400,000 (Worldwide) (31 December 2008)
$9,800,000 (Worldwide) (31 December 1984)
$5,000 (Denmark) ( 2004)
€32,026 (Finland) ( 2003)
€310,000 (France) ( June 2003) (re-release)
$1,400,000 (France) ( 1983)
$282,065 (Germany) ( 1993)
HKD 2,134,000 (Hong Kong) ( 1983)
ITL 1,612,500,000 (Italy) ( 1984)
€4,755 (Spain) ( 2007)
€326,632 (Spain) ( 2005) (re-release)
ESP 47,863,000 (Spain) ( 1984)
TWD 8,963,411 (Taiwan) ( 1984)
$700,000 (West Germany) ( 1984)

Weekend Gross

€54,400 (Spain) (25 May 2003) (94 Screens) (re-release)
€110,764 (Spain) (18 May 2003) (94 Screens) (re-release)

Admissions

1,116 (UK) ( 2002) (re-release)
145 (Canada) ( 2002) (re-release)
1,058 (Canada) ( 1988) (re-release)
927 (Denmark)
4,437 (Finland)
551,730 (France)
762 (Netherlands) ( 2003)
299,639 (Spain)
138,448 (West Germany) ( 1984)

Filming Dates

14 November 1979 - 26 January 1980 (principal photography)

Copyright Holder

THE EVIL DEAD, © MCMLXXXII, Renaissance Pictures Ltd. (on print)

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