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Back to the Future Part III

1990 • PG • 1h 58m • Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi • Universal Pictures

They've saved the best trip for last... But this time they may have gone too far.

🍅 79% 78% MC 55 LB 3.61 IMDb 7.5

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$23.7M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$88.1M
Final
Worldwide Total
$244.1M
$156.0M international
Domestic Legs3.7x
Budget$40M
1990 Rank#10
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Cast & Crew

Full Zemeckis filmography
Robert Zemeckis Robert Zemeckis Director Michael J. Fox Michael J. Fox Starring Christopher Lloyd Christopher Lloyd Starring Mary Steenburgen Mary Steenburgen Starring Thomas F. Wilson Thomas F. Wilson Starring Lea Thompson Lea Thompson Starring
ScreenplayBob Gale Story byRobert Zemeckis, Bob Gale Produced byBob Gale, Neil Canton CinematographyDean Cundey Music byAlan Silvestri StudioUniversal Pictures SeriesBack to the Future
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 May 25-27 1 $23.7M — 2,019 $11,740 $23.7M
2 Jun 1-3 2 $10.3M −56.4% 2,025 $5,105 $38.1M
3 Jun 8-10 3 $7.7M −26.0% 2,054 $3,725 $49.5M
4 Jun 15-17 5 $4.9M −36.6% 2,070 $2,345 $57.6M
5 Jun 22-24 7 $3.8M −20.7% 1,738 $2,215 $64.1M
6 Jun 29-Jul 1 10 $2.9M −24.1% 1,546 $1,890 $68.9M
Weekend grossWk 6 · $2.9M
$23.7M
$10.3M
$7.7M
$4.9M
$3.8M
$2.9M
W1W2W3W4W5W6
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 6 · −24.1%
−56.4%
W1→2
−26.0%
W2→3
−36.6%
W3→4
−20.7%
W4→5
−24.1%
W5→6
Steepest −56.4%Best hold −20.7%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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