$121.7M
ROI 11.38x
Franchise box office profile
Poltergeist
Movies, worldwide grosses, release years, genres, studios and related rankings for this movie franchise.
Total gross$272.6Mworldwide gross
Movies4mapped titles
Average$68.1Mper title
Timeline1982–2015release years
Franchise profile
Poltergeist box office performance
Explore franchise grosses, release years, genres, studios and related rankings in one place.Poltergeist is tracked in the FilmDB Box Office dataset as a movie franchise or connected series. This profile brings together its mapped titles, worldwide gross, yearly activity, genre coverage, studio connections and movie-level financial rankings for easier discovery.
Highest grossing
Top Poltergeist movies by worldwide gross
The strongest mapped titles in the current FilmDB Box Office dataset.Movies by year
Franchise box office performance by release year.
5-year total $272.6M
5-year average $68.1M
Movies by genre
Breakdown of franchise box office by genre.Connected studios
Studios and distributors represented in this franchise.Performance insights
Poltergeist box office breakdown
Key performance metrics, ROI leaders, budget gaps and recent releases from the mapped franchise movie set.
1Poltergeist
11.38x
2Poltergeist
2.73x
3Poltergeist II: The Other Side
2.16x
4Poltergeist III
1.35x
ROI = Worldwide Gross ÷ Budget
◎Total worldwide gross$272.6M
▦Total movies4
◷Years active4
◇Avg. gross per movie$68.1M
Poltergeist movies
Sorted by worldwide gross with linked studios, years, budget, gross-minus-budget and ROI where available.| # | Movie | Year | Worldwide | Budget | Gross - budget | ROI | Studio / Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Poltergeist
WW
Financial
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1982 | $121.7M | $10.7M | $111.0M | 11.38x | Metro Goldwyn Mayer |
| 2 |
Poltergeist
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
2015 | $95.7M | $35.0M | $60.7M | 2.73x | Tsg Entertainment |
| 3 |
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
1986 | $41.0M | $19.0M | $22.0M | 2.16x | Metro Goldwyn Mayer |
| 4 |
Poltergeist III
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
1988 | $14.1M | $10.5M | $3.6M | 1.35x | Metro Goldwyn Mayer |
Poltergeist
2015 · WW
Budget $35.0M · Tsg Entertainment
$95.7M
ROI 2.73x
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
1986 · WW
Budget $19.0M · Metro Goldwyn Mayer
$41.0M
ROI 2.16x
Poltergeist III
1988 · WW
Budget $10.5M · Metro Goldwyn Mayer
$14.1M
ROI 1.35x
Poltergeist box office FAQ
Helpful answers about this franchise box office profile.What does the Poltergeist franchise profile show?
The profile groups movies currently mapped to this franchise and summarizes worldwide gross, release count, yearly activity, genre spread, related studios and ranked movie links.
Why might the Poltergeist total change?
Totals can change when movies are added, remapped, corrected, or when source data updates worldwide gross, budget or franchise grouping values.
Are every reboot and spin-off included?
Only movies explicitly mapped to the franchise are included. Reboots, spin-offs and shared-universe titles may require manual review before inclusion.