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The Living DaylightsFollow

1987 • PG • 2h 10m • Action, Adventure, Thriller • MGM/UA

The new James Bond...living on the edge.

🍅 75% 66% MC 59 LB 3.35 IMDb 6.7

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$11.10M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$51.20M
Final
Worldwide total
$191.20M
$140.00M international
Domestic legs4.6x
Budget$40M
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Cast & crew

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John Glen John Glen Director Timothy Dalton Timothy Dalton Starring Joe Don Baker Joe Don Baker Starring John Rhys-Davies John Rhys-Davies Starring Jeroen Krabbé Jeroen Krabbé Starring
ScreenplayRichard Maibaum, Michael G. Wilson Based onthe short story by Ian Fleming Produced byAlbert R. Broccoli, Michael G. Wilson CinematographyAlec Mills Music byJohn Barry Edited byJohn Grover, Peter Davies StudioMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer SeriesJames Bond

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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