Hellraiser
Demon to some. Angel to others.
A hedonistic man finds a mysterious puzzle box that summons a group of gruesome beings known as the Cenobites.These otherworldly entities open the doors to a dominion where pain and pleasure are indivisible.
- Director
- Clive Barker
- Signature
- Tension · Craft · Drama
- Worldwide
- $15M
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What It's About
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A hedonistic man finds a mysterious puzzle box that summons a group of gruesome beings known as the Cenobites. These otherworldly entities open the doors to a dominion where pain and pleasure are indivisible.
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Box Office & Release
Hellraiser returned 14.6× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $1M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $15M
- Release date
- Sep 11, 1987
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
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