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Life of Brian

1979 • R • 1h 34m • Comedy • Warner Bros.

He's not the messiah...he's just a naughty boy.

🍅 96% 93% MC 77 LB 4.0 IMDb 8.0

Life of Brian Box Office

Opening Weekend
$140K
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$20.2M
All releases
Worldwide Total
$20.5M
$366K international
Budget$4M
Compare with other movies
Box office performance
Weekend Rank Gross Chg Total Theaters Average Wks
Aug 17-19 4 $140K — $140K 5 $28.0K 1

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

Cast & Crew

Directed byTerry Jones
Written byGraham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin
StarringGraham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin
StudioWarner Bros.

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