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Chinatown

1974 • R • 2h 10m • Drama, Mystery, Thriller • Paramount Pictures

You get tough. You get tender. You get close to each other. Maybe you even get close to the truth.

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Chinatown Box Office

Domestic Total
$23.2M
Final
Worldwide Total
$23.2M
$2K international
Budget$6M
1974 Rank#19
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Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

Cast & Crew

Directed byRoman Polanski
ScreenplayRobert Towne
Produced byRobert Evans
CinematographyJohn A. Alonzo
Music byJerry Goldsmith
StarringJack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, Perry Lopez, John Hillerman
StudioParamount Pictures

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