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The Texas Chain Saw MassacreFollow

1974 • R • 1h 23m • Horror • Bryanston Pictures

Who will survive and what will be left of them?

Box office summary

Domestic total
$26.60M
Final
Worldwide total
$26.70M
$133.1K international
Budget$140K

Cast & crew

Directed byTobe Hooper ScreenplayKim Henkel, Tobe Hooper Produced byTobe Hooper CinematographyDaniel Pearl Music byTobe Hooper, Wayne Bell StarringMarilyn Burns, Gunnar Hansen, Paul A. Partain, Edwin Neal, Jim Siedow StudioVortex

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Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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