Editing The Evil Dead (section)

===Theatrical===
Because of its large promotional campaign, the film performed above expectations at the [[box office]].{{sfn|Egan|2011|p=24}} However, the initial domestic [[Gross (economics)|gross]] was described as "disappointing."{{sfn|Egan|2011|p=26–28}} The movie opened in 15 theaters and grossed $108,000 in its opening weekend.{{sfn|Egan|2011|p=26–28}} Word of mouth later spread, and the film became a "[[sleeper hit]]". It grossed $2,400,000 domestically, nearly eight times its [[production budget]]. Sources differ as to whether it grossed $261,944 overseas, for a worldwide gross of $2,661,944, or $27 million overseas, for a worldwide gross of $29.4 million.<ref name="BOM">{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=evildead.htm|title=The Evil Dead|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|publisher=[[IMDb]]|access-date=May 19, 2012|archive-date=April 19, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419064455/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=evildead.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="TheNumbers">{{cite web|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Evil-Dead-The#tab=summary|title=The Evil Dead (1983)|work=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]]|access-date=October 23, 2019|archive-date=July 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190710014855/https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Evil-Dead-The#tab=summary|url-status=live}}</ref>{{sfn|Egan|2011|p=26–28}} Raimi said in 1990 that the film "did very well overseas and did very poorly domestically" and that its investors earned a return of "about five times their initial investment."<ref name="BobbieWygant" />