Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
“Four Ghoulish Fables In One Modern Nightmare!”
A young boy tells three stories of horror to distract a witch who plans to eat him.
Genres
Thriller, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Studio
Paramount Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How Tales from the Darkside: The Movie performed
Budget
$3.5M
Worldwide Gross
$16.3M
Gross Profit
$12.8M
Return
4.7× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$3M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~42/58, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (38% of the domestic run, typical for Thriller) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
Betty (Wraparound Story)
Debbie Harry
Betty (Wraparound Story)
Timmy (Wraparound Story)
Matthew Lawrence
Timmy (Wraparound Story)
Priest (Wraparound Story)
David Forrester
Priest (Wraparound Story)
Andy (segment ‘Lot 249’)
Christian Slater
Andy (segment ‘Lot 249’)
Lee (segment ‘Lot 249’)
Robert Sedgwick
Lee (segment ‘Lot 249’)
Bellingham (segment ‘Lot 249’)
Steve Buscemi
Bellingham (segment ‘Lot 249’)
Moving Man (segment ‘Lot 249’)
Donald Van Horn
Moving Man (segment ‘Lot 249’)
Mummy (segment ‘Lot 249’)
Michael Deak
Mummy (segment ‘Lot 249’)
Susan (segment ‘Lot 249’)
Julianne Moore
Susan (segment ‘Lot 249’)
Museum Director (segment "Lot 249")
George Guidall
Museum Director (segment "Lot 249")
Cabbie (segment "Lot 249")
Ralph Marrero
Cabbie (segment "Lot 249")
Dean (segment ‘Lot 249’)
Kathleen Chalfant
Dean (segment ‘Lot 249’)
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