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American GraffitiFollow

1973 • PG • 1h 52m • Comedy, Drama • Universal Pictures

Where were you in '62?

🍅 95% 84% MC 97 LB 3.73 IMDb 7.4

Box office summary

Domestic total
$115.60M
Final
Worldwide total
$140.60M
$25.00M international
Budget$0.8M
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Cast & crew

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George Lucas George Lucas Director Richard Dreyfuss Richard Dreyfuss Starring Ron Howard Ron Howard Starring Charles Martin Smith Charles Martin Smith Starring
ScreenplayGeorge Lucas, Gloria Katz, Willard Huyck Produced byFrancis Ford Coppola CinematographyRon Eveslage, Jan D'Alquen StudioUniversal Pictures

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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