Franchise
The Godfather
3 films•1972–1990•Paramount Pictures
87%average critics88%average audience$86.9Mdomestic average
Films
3
1972–1990
Domestic
$260.6M
lifetime
Worldwide
$464.5M
lifetime
Avg opening
$101K
3-day
Avg legs
—
opening → total
Return
6.3x
on $74.0M of budget
The Godfather series runs to 3 films from The Godfather (1972) to The Godfather Part III (1990), together grossing $260.6M domestic and $464.5M worldwide. The biggest hit is The Godfather (1972) at $270.0M worldwide, which also had the biggest opening weekend, $302K.
Filmography
| Film | Year | Opening | Domestic | Legs | Worldwide | CinemaScore | RT | Yearly rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Godfather Part III | 1990 | — | $66.8M | — | $136.9M | — | 67% | — |
| The Godfather Part II | 1974 | — | $57.3M | — | $57.6M | — | 96% | — |
| The Godfather | 1972 | $302K | $136.5M | 451.3x | $270.0M | — | 97% | — |
Click any column to sort. Yearly rank is the film’s place on its release year’s domestic chart; a film outside that year’s top 50 shows a dash.
Film by film
DomesticInternationalColumn height is worldwide · one film every 9.0 years
Profitability
Return on Budget
6.3x
$464.5M worldwide on $74.0M of production budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget
Domestic vs International Split
Domestic $260.6MInternational $203.9M
Return by film · worldwide ÷ budget
0x2.5x breakeven38.6x
Budgets are reported production costs and exclude marketing, so this is a gross-to-budget ratio rather than studio profit. Films with no reported budget are left out of this section entirely, including from the totals, rather than counted as zero.
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