‘Apollo 13’ Grosses More Per Theater Average Than ‘The Long Walk’ During Its 30th Anniversary Re-Release

The rerelease of Ron Howard’s docudrama Apollo 13, starring Tom Hanks, has grossed more per theater average at the box office than the new Stephen King adaptation, The Long Walk, Collider reports.

First released on June 30th, 1995, the biopic follows the journey of NASA astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, and Jack Swigert on the titular mission, and how their “routine trip” to the Moon turned into a fight for survival after an explosion crippled their command module.

The film was both a critical and financial success, scoring 94% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes and grossing $223 million worldwide against a budget of $52 million, and was nominated for nine Academy Awards, winning two.

Now in rerelease for its 30th anniversary, Apollo 13 has grossed over $600,000 over the past weekend, earning more than $3000 per theater average, compared to the newer release of the Stephen King adaptation The Long Walk, which is in its second week, with a P.T.A. of $2,100. The critically acclaimed dystopian thriller has so far grossed $25 million worldwide.

Apollo 13 is one of a slew of films returning to the big screen for their anniversaries this year, including Steven Spielberg’s Jaws, The Sound of Music, Toy Story, Star Wars: Episode III-Revenge of the Sith, and the upcoming Back to the Future.

Along with Hanks, Apollo 13 also stars Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon, Gary Sinise, Ed Harris, and Kathleen Quinlan.