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The Blues Brothers

1980 • R • 2h 13m • Comedy, Music • Universal Pictures

They'll never get caught. They're on a mission from God.

🍅 72% 92% MC 60 LB 4.01 IMDb 7.9

The Blues Brothers Box Office

Opening Weekend
$4.9M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$57.2M
Final
Worldwide Total
$115.2M
$58M international
Domestic Legs11.8x
Budget$27M
1980 Rank#9
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Box office performance
Weekend Rank Gross Chg Total Theaters Average Wks
Jun 20-22 2 $4.86M — $4.86M 594 $8.2K 1

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

Cast & Crew

Directed byJohn Landis
ScreenplayDan Aykroyd, John Landis
Produced byRobert K. Weiss
CinematographyStephen M. Katz
StarringJohn Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, James Brown, Cab Calloway, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin
StudioUniversal Pictures

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