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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

Box office summary

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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Cast & Crew

Full Coppola filmography
Francis Ford Coppola Francis Ford Coppola Director Martin Sheen Martin Sheen Starring Marlon Brando Marlon Brando Starring Frederic Forrest Frederic Forrest Starring Laurence Fishburne Laurence Fishburne Starring
ScreenplayJohn Milius, Francis Ford Coppola Produced byFrancis Ford Coppola, Fred Roos, Gray Frederickson, Tom Sternberg CinematographyVittorio Storaro Music byCarmine Coppola, Francis Ford Coppola StudioUnited Artists
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Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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