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Ben-HurFollow

1959 • G • 3h 32m • Adventure, Drama • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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🍅 88% 90% MC 90 LB 4.11 IMDb 8.1

Box office summary

Domestic total
$73.00M
Final
Worldwide total
$73.20M
$226.6K international
Budget$15M
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Cast & crew

Full Wyler filmography
William Wyler William Wyler Director Charlton Heston Charlton Heston Starring Jack Hawkins Jack Hawkins Starring Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio
ScreenplayKarl Tunberg Produced bySam Zimbalist CinematographyRobert L. Surtees Music byMiklós Rózsa StudioMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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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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