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Licence to Kill

1989 • PG-13 • 2h 13m • Adventure, Action, Thriller • MGM/UA

James Bond is out on his own and out for revenge.

🍅 79% 62% MC 58 LB 3.38 IMDb 6.7

Licence to Kill Box Office

Opening Weekend
$8.8M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$34.7M
Final
Worldwide Total
$156.2M
$121.5M international
Domestic Legs4.0x
Budget$42M
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Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

Cast & Crew

Directed byJohn Glen
ScreenplayMichael G. Wilson, Richard Maibaum
Based onthe character James Bond by Ian Fleming
Produced byAlbert R. Broccoli, Michael G. Wilson
CinematographyAlec Mills
Music byMichael Kamen
Edited byJohn Grover
StarringTimothy Dalton, Carey Lowell, Robert Davi, Talisa Soto, Anthony Zerbe, Frank McRae
StudioMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
SeriesJames Bond

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