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Friday the 13th

1980 • R • 1h 35m • Horror, Mystery, Thriller • Paramount Pictures

They were warned...They are doomed...And on Friday the 13th, nothing will save them.

🍅 70% 60% MC 22 LB 3.00 IMDb 6.4

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$5.8M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$39.8M
Final
Worldwide Total
$59.8M
$20M international
Domestic Legs6.8x
Budget$550K
1980 Rank#17
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Cast & Crew

Directed bySean S. Cunningham ScreenplayVictor Miller Produced bySean S. Cunningham Music byHarry Manfredini StarringBetsy Palmer, Adrienne King, Harry Crosby, Laurie Bartram, Mark Nelson, Kevin Bacon StudioParamount Pictures
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 May 9-11 1 $5.8M — 1,127 $5,161 $5.8M

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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