Jaws 2Follow

Name: Jaws 2
Director: Jeannot Szwarc
Genre: Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Released: 1978
Cast: Roy Scheider, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton, Joseph Mascolo, Jeffrey Kramer

1978 • PG • 1h 56m • Adventure, Horror, Thriller • Universal Pictures

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water...

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2.73

5.8

Box office summary

Opening weekend

$9.90M

3-day opening

Domestic total

$102.90M

Final

Worldwide total

$208.90M

$106.00M international

Domestic legs10.4x

Budget$20M

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Cast & crew

Directed byJeannot Szwarc ScreenplayCarl Gottlieb, Peter Benchley, Howard Sackler Produced byDavid Brown, Richard D. Zanuck CinematographyMichael C. Butler MusicJohn Williams Prod. DesignJoe Alves StarringRoy Scheider, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton, Joseph Mascolo, Jeffrey Kramer, Collin Wilcox Paxton StudioUniversal Pictures SeriesJaws

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Jun 16-18 1 $9.9M — 640 $15,416 $9.9M

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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