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The DeepFollow

1977 • PG • 2h 4m • Adventure, Mystery, Thriller • Columbia Pictures

Is anything worth the terror of the Deep?

🍅 38% 39% MC 41 LB 3.04 IMDb 6.3

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$6.80M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$50.70M
Final
Domestic legs7.4x
Budget$9M
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Cast & crew

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Peter Yates Peter Yates Director Robert Shaw Robert Shaw Starring Jacqueline Bisset Jacqueline Bisset Starring Nick Nolte Nick Nolte Starring Louis Gossett Jr. Louis Gossett Jr. Starring Eli Wallach Eli Wallach Starring
ScreenplayPeter Benchley, Tracy Keenan Wynn Produced byPeter Guber CinematographyChristopher Challis Music byJohn Barry StudioColumbia Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jun 17-19 1 $6.8M — 731 $9,351 $6.8M

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