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The Amityville Horror

1979 • R • 1h 58m • Horror • American International Pictures

For God's sake, get out!

🍅 33% 52% MC 28 LB 2.98 IMDb 6.2

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$7.8M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$86.4M
Final
Domestic Legs11.0x
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Cast & Crew

Directed byStuart Rosenberg ScreenplaySandor Stern Produced byElliot Geisinger, Ronald Saland CinematographyFred J. Koenekamp MusicLalo Schifrin StarringJames Brolin, Margot Kidder, Rod Steiger, Don Stroud, Murray Hamilton, John Larch StudioAmerican International Pictures
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Aug 3-5 1 $7.8M — 748 $10,486 $7.8M
2 Aug 10-12 1 $6.9M −12.0% 868 $7,952 $20.2M
Weekend grossWk 2 · $6.9M
$7.8M
$6.9M
W1W2
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 2 · −12.0%
−12.0%
W1→2
Steepest −12.0%Best hold −12.0%

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