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Apocalypse Now

1979 • R • 2h 33m • Drama, Mystery, War • United Artists

This is the end...

🍅 91% 94% MC 94 LB 4.43 IMDb 8.4

Apocalypse Now Box Office

Opening Weekend
$119K
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$83.6M
Incl. re-releases
Worldwide Total
$86M
$2.4M international
Budget$31.5M
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Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

Cast & Crew

Directed byFrancis Ford Coppola
ScreenplayJohn Milius, Francis Ford Coppola
Produced byFrancis Ford Coppola, Fred Roos, Gray Frederickson, Tom Sternberg
CinematographyVittorio Storaro
Music byCarmine Coppola, Francis Ford Coppola
StarringMartin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Frederic Forrest, Albert Hall, Laurence Fishburne
StudioUnited Artists

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