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The Towering InfernoFollow

1974 • PG • 2h 45m • Action, Drama, Thriller • 20th Century Fox

One tiny spark becomes a night of blazing suspense.

🍅 69% 72% MC 69 IMDb 7.0

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$2.32M
Limited · 295 theaters
Domestic total
$116.00M
Final
Worldwide total
$139.70M
$23.70M international
Budget$14M
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Cast & crew

Steve McQueen Steve McQueen Starring Paul Newman Paul Newman Starring William Holden William Holden Starring Faye Dunaway Faye Dunaway Starring
ScreenplayStirling Silliphant Produced byIrwin Allen CinematographyFred J. Koenekamp MusicJohn Williams Prod. DesignWilliam J. Creber Studio20th Century Fox

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Dec 20-22 1 $2.3M — 295 $7,877 $2.3M

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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