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It's a Wonderful Life

1946 • PG • 2h 10m • Holiday, Comedy, Drama • RKO Radio Pictures

It's a wonderful laugh! It's a wonderful love!

🍅 94% 95% MC 89 LB 4.45 IMDb 8.6

It's a Wonderful Life Box Office

Domestic Total
$12.2M
Incl. re-releases
Worldwide Total
$16.4M
$4.2M international
Budget$3.2M
Theaters960
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Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

Cast & Crew

Directed byFrank Capra
ScreenplayFrances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, Frank Capra
Based onThe Greatest Gift by Philip Van Doren Stern
Produced byFrank Capra
CinematographyJoseph Walker, Joseph Biroc, Victor Milner
Music byDimitri Tiomkin
StarringJames Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell, Henry Travers
StudioLiberty Films / RKO Radio Pictures

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