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The Godfather

1972 • R • 2h 55m • Crime, Drama • Paramount Pictures

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🍅 97% 98% MC 100 LB 4.51 IMDb 9.2

The Godfather Box Office

Opening Weekend
$302K
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$136.5M
Final
Worldwide Total
$270M
$133.5M international
Domestic Legs451.3x
Budget$7M
1972 Rank#1
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Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

Cast & Crew

Directed byFrancis Ford Coppola
ScreenplayMario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola
Produced byAlbert S. Ruddy
CinematographyGordon Willis
Music byNino Rota
StarringMarlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton
StudioParamount Pictures

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