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The Best Years of Our LivesFollow

1946 • Not Rated • 2h 52m • Drama, War • RKO Radio Pictures

Three wonderful loves in the best picture of the year!

🍅 97% 93% MC 93 LB 4.24 IMDb 8.1

Box office summary

Domestic total
$23.60M
Final
Worldwide total
$23.60M
Domestic only
Budget$2.1M
1946 rank#3
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Cast & crew

Directed byWilliam Wyler ScreenplayRobert E. Sherwood Produced bySamuel Goldwyn CinematographyGregg Toland Music byHugo Friedhofer StarringMyrna Loy, Fredric March, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, Virginia Mayo, Harold Russell StudioRKO Radio Pictures

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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