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Friday the 13thFollow

1980 • R • 1h 35m • Horror, Mystery, Thriller • Paramount Pictures

They were warned...They are doomed...And on Friday the 13th, nothing will save them.

🍅 70% 60% MC 22 LB 3.00 IMDb 6.4

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$5.80M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$39.80M
Final
Worldwide total
$59.80M
$20.00M international
Domestic legs6.8x
Budget$550K
1980 rank#17
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Cast & crew

Directed bySean S. Cunningham ScreenplayVictor Miller Produced bySean S. Cunningham Music byHarry Manfredini StarringBetsy Palmer, Adrienne King, Harry Crosby, Laurie Bartram, Mark Nelson, Kevin Bacon StudioParamount Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 May 9-11 1 $5.8M — 1,127 $5,161 $5.8M

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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