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The Sound of Music

1965 • G • 2h 54m • Musical • 20th Century Fox

The happiest sound in all the world!

🍅 83% 99% MC 63 LB 4.25 IMDb 8.1

Box office summary

Domestic Total
$164.8M
Incl. re-releases
Worldwide Total
$287.8M
$123.0M international
Theaters1,219
Budget$8.2M
1965 Rank#1
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Cast & Crew

Directed byRobert Wise ScreenplayErnest Lehman Produced byRobert Wise CinematographyTed McCord Music byRichard Rodgers StarringJulie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Eleanor Parker, Richard Haydn, Peggy Wood Studio20th Century Fox
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
3159 Sep 12-14 10 $1.6M — 1,219 $1,314 $164.8M

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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