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Runtime: 94 min 51 sec - the running time of this film was calculated from the measured length of 8538+5 (feet + frames) [5 reels].
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Color
Sound Mix: Stereo
Format: 35mm
Budget: Director Thom Eberhardt quotes approx $700,000; the IMDB quotes $3,000,000 (estimated) - by comparrison, The Terminator (also released in 1984) had a budget of $6,400,000.
Distributor: Atlantic Releasing Corp
US Theatrical Release: 16 November, 1984
UK Theatrical Release: 8 May, 1985

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Alternative Titles

  • Der Komet - Der Tod kommt aus dem All - West Germany (The Comet - Death from the Universe)
  • Der Komet - Germany
  • La Notte Della Cometa - Italy
  • La Nuit De La Comète - France
  • La Noche Del Cometa - Spain
  • Noc Komety - Poland
  • ноча кометы - Russia
  • A Noite do Cometa - Portugal
  • Tuhon yö - Finland
  • ナイト・オブ・ザ・コメット - Japan
  • 慧星之夜 - China
  • Noaptea Cometei - Romania
  • Noc Kometa - Yugoslavia

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Taglines

1: The last time this comet came the dinosaurs disappeared. [VHS]
2: It was the last thing on earth they ever expected. [Soundtrack, Posters & VHS]
3: They came, they shopped, they saved the world. [DVD, 2007]

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Certification

Germany: 16 / Iceland: 12 / Finland: 15 (previously K-16)/ UK: 15 / USA: PG-13 / Canada: 13+ (Quebec) / Canada: AA (Ontario) / Spain 13+ / Australia: M

CANADA [AA]

  • 28 September 1984 (Ontario)
    Classified AA (Adult Accompaniment) by the Ontario Film Review Board for Coarse Language and Frightening Scenes
    Distributer: Norstar Releasing
  • 16 January 1985 (Quebec)
    Classified 13+ by the Régie du cinéma
  • 28 June 1990 (Ontario)
    Classified AA (Adult Accompaniment) by the Ontario Film Review Board for Coarse Language and Frightening Scenes
    Distributer: CBS/Fox Video Ltd

UK [15]

  • 8 May 1985
    Classified 15 for theatrical release by the BBFC with no cuts made
    Distributer: Entertainment Film Dists Ltd
  • 1 September 1985
    Classified 15 for video release by the BBFC with no cuts made
    Distributer: CBS/Fox Video Ltd
  • 22 January 2010
    Classified 15 for DVD release by the BBFC with no cuts made
    Distributer: Optimum Releasing

FINLAND [15] - Tuhon yö

  • 12 December 1988
    Classified K-16 (now 15) for video release by ELONET
    Distributer: Showtime Networks Inc. - videolevitys

SPAIN [13+] - LA NOCHE DEL COMETA

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US Box Office

Total Gross: $14,418,922 (4 January 1985, 1 screen)
Opening Weekend: $3,580,578 (18 November 1984)
(1,098 theaters, $3,261 average)
% of Total Gross: 24.8%
Widest Release: 1,098 theaters
In Release: 42 days / 6 weeks
Highest Chart Position: #3 (1st week)
(sources boxofficemojo.com, the-numbers.com )

Spanish Box Office

Viewing Figures: 72,066
Gross: 109.567,12 €
(source Minesterio Del Cultura)

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Awards

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films USA
Mary Woronov nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress 1985.

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