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Black Christmas

Black Christmas

Oct 11, 1974
98 min
HorrorMystery
6.9/ 10
872 votes

Overview

As the residents of the Pi Kappa Sigma sorority house prepare for the festive season, a stranger begins to harass them with a series of obscene phone calls.

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TMDB
6.9/10
872 votes
IMDB
7.1/10
53,237 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
71%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
65/100
Metascore

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Performance & Recognition

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$686,000Production cost
Box Office$4,000,000Worldwide gross
Profit$3,314,000Profitable
ROI
+483.1%Return on investment

Awards & Nominations

3 wins & 2 nominations total

Details

Production information

"If this picture doesn't make your skin crawl... it's on TOO TIGHT."

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$686,000

Revenue

$4,000,000

Production Companies

August FilmsFilm Funding Ltd. of CanadaVision IVCanadian Film Development CorporationFamous Players

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