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West Side StoryFollow

1961 • NR • 2h 32m • Musical, Drama • United Artists

The screen achieves one of the great entertainments in the history of motion pictures.

Box office summary

Domestic total
$43.70M
All releases
Worldwide total
$47.60M
$3.90M international
Budget$6M
1961 rank#2

Cast & crew

Directed byRobert Wise, Jerome Robbins ScreenplayErnest Lehman Produced byRobert Wise CinematographyDaniel L. Fapp Music byLeonard Bernstein StarringNatalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, George Chakiris StudioUnited Artists

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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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