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Jaws 2

1978 • PG • 1h 56m • Adventure, Horror, Thriller • Universal Pictures

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water...

🍅 56% 40% MC 51 LB 2.73 IMDb 5.8

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$9.9M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$102.9M
Final
Worldwide Total
$208.9M
$106.0M international
Domestic Legs10.4x
Budget$20M
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Cast & Crew

Directed byJeannot Szwarc ScreenplayCarl Gottlieb, Peter Benchley, Howard Sackler Produced byDavid Brown, Richard D. Zanuck CinematographyMichael C. Butler MusicJohn Williams Prod. DesignJoe Alves StarringRoy Scheider, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton, Joseph Mascolo, Jeffrey Kramer, Collin Wilcox Paxton StudioUniversal Pictures SeriesJaws
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jun 16-18 1 $9.9M — 640 $15,416 $9.9M

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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