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Back to the Future Part II

1989 PG 1h 48m Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi Universal Pictures

Getting back was only the beginning.

Back to the Future Part II Box Office

Opening Weekend
$27.8M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$118.5M
Final
Worldwide Total
$332.0M
$213.5M international
Domestic Legs4.3x
Budget$40M
1989 Rank#8
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Box office performance
Weekend Rank Gross Chg Total Theaters Average Wks
Nov 24-26 1 $27.84M $43.02M 1,865 $14.9K 1
Dec 1-3 1 $12.11M -56.5% $60.00M 1,866 $6.5K 2
Dec 8-10 3 $7.01M -42.1% $69.49M 1,986 $3.5K 3
Dec 15-17 3 $4.41M -37.1% $77.54M 2,023 $2.2K 4
Dec 22-24 4 $4.07M -7.8% $84.14M 2,102 $1.9K 5
Dec 29-31 4 $8.14M +100.2% $94.49M 2,107 $3.9K 6
Jan 5-7 7 $3.74M -54.1% $99.92M 1,760 $2.1K 7
Jan 12-14 9 $2.75M -26.5% $103.41M 1,641 $1.7K 8
Jan 19-21 10 $2.37M -13.6% $106.80M 1,527 $1.6K 9
Jan 26-28 10 $1.77M -25.2% $109.12M 1,473 $1.2K 10

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

Cast & Crew

Directed byRobert Zemeckis
ScreenplayBob Gale
Story byRobert Zemeckis, Bob Gale
Produced byBob Gale, Neil Canton
Music byAlan Silvestri
StarringMichael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Thomas F. Wilson, Elisabeth Shue
StudioUniversal Pictures

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