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1979 • PG • 1h 56m • Action, Comedy, War • Universal Pictures

Paranoia meets pandemonium.

🍅 37% 48% MC 34 LB 2.59 IMDb 5.7

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$2.70M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$34.20M
Final
Worldwide total
$94.90M
$60.70M international
Domestic legs12.6x
Budget$32M
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Cast & crew

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Steven Spielberg Steven Spielberg Director Dan Aykroyd Dan Aykroyd Starring Ned Beatty Ned Beatty Starring John Belushi John Belushi Starring Murray Hamilton Murray Hamilton Starring Christopher Lee Christopher Lee Starring
ScreenplayRobert Zemeckis, Bob Gale Produced byBuzz Feitshans CinematographyWilliam A. Fraker Music byJohn Williams StudioUniversal Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Dec 14-16 2 $2.7M — 325 $8,314 $2.7M

Profitability

Return on Budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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