Apocalypse Now backdrop
Apocalypse Now movie poster

Apocalypse Now

1979 • R • 2h 33m • Drama, Mystery, War • United Artists

This is the end...

🍅 91% 94% MC 94 LB 4.43 IMDb 8.4

Apocalypse Now Box Office

Opening Weekend
$119K
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$83.6M
Incl. re-releases
Worldwide Total
$86M
$2.4M international
Budget$31.5M
Compare with other movies
Save comparisonsSave your matchups and
revisit them any time
Predict the weekendPredict the top five and
move up the leaderboard
Rate filmsRate movies and pin your
favorites to your profile
One account.
The whole box office.
Save comparisonsSave and track the matchups you create
Predict the weekendPredict this weekend’s top 5, top the leaderboard
Rate filmsRate movies and display favorites on your profile
Create free account

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

Cast & Crew

Directed byFrancis Ford Coppola
ScreenplayJohn Milius, Francis Ford Coppola
Produced byFrancis Ford Coppola, Fred Roos, Gray Frederickson, Tom Sternberg
CinematographyVittorio Storaro
Music byCarmine Coppola, Francis Ford Coppola
StarringMartin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Frederic Forrest, Albert Hall, Laurence Fishburne
StudioUnited Artists

Similar Movies

The Conversation 1974 · Coppola $4.8M The Godfather Part III 1990 · Coppola $66.8M The Godfather Part II 1974 · Coppola $57.3M The Godfather 1972 · Coppola $136.5M Incendies 2010 · Villeneuve $6.9M

Box Office Comparisons

No head-to-head comparisons featuring Apocalypse Now yet — build one in seconds.

Build your own comparison →