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The Sound of MusicFollow

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
$164.82M
Incl. re-releases
Worldwide total
$287.81M
$123.00M international
Theaters1,219
Budget$8.2M
1965 rank#1
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Cast & crew

Full Wise filmography
Robert Wise Robert Wise Director Julie Andrews Julie Andrews Starring Christopher Plummer Christopher Plummer Starring 20th Century Fox Studio
ScreenplayErnest Lehman Produced byRobert Wise CinematographyTed McCord Music byRichard Rodgers 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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