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ThunderballFollow

1965 • PG • 2h 10m • Adventure, Action, Thriller • United Artists

Look up! Look down! Look out! Here comes the biggest Bond of all!

🍅 85% 73% MC 64 LB 3.21 IMDb 6.9

Box office summary

Domestic total
$63.60M
All releases
Worldwide total
$141.20M
$77.60M international
Budget$9M
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Cast & crew

Directed byTerence Young ScreenplayRichard Maibaum, John Hopkins Based onthe novel “Thunderball” by Ian Fleming Produced byKevin McClory CinematographyTed Moore Music byJohn Barry Edited byPeter R. Hunt, Ernest Hosler StarringSean Connery, Claudine Auger, Adolfo Celi, Luciana Paluzzi, Rik Van Nutter, Guy Doleman StudioUnited Artists SeriesJames Bond

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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