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Animal HouseFollow

1978 • R • 1h 49m • Comedy • Universal Pictures

It was the Deltas against the rules... the rules lost!

🍅 89% 89% MC 79 LB 3.45 IMDb 7.4

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$277K
3-day opening
Domestic total
$141.60M
Incl. 1979 re-release
Worldwide total
$141.60M
$7,202 international
Budget$3M
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Cast & crew

Full Landis filmography
John Landis John Landis Director John Belushi John Belushi Starring Karen Allen Karen Allen Starring Tim Matheson Tim Matheson Starring John Vernon John Vernon Starring Tom Hulce Tom Hulce Starring
ScreenplayHarold Ramis, Douglas Kenney, Chris Miller Produced byMatty Simmons, Ivan Reitman CinematographyCharles Correll Music byElmer Bernstein StudioUniversal Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jul 28-30 1 $276.5K — 12 $23,044 $276.5K

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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