Australia Box Office for Jaws (1975)

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Theatrical Performance (US$)
Australia Box Office $18,216Details
Worldwide Box Office $483,655,893Details
Home Market Performance
North America Blu-ray Sales $19,132,859 Details
Total North America Video Sales $19,132,859
Further financial details...

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Movie Details

Production Budget:$12,000,000
Australia Releases: December 27th, 1975 (Wide)
Video Release: August 14th, 2012 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 124 minutes
Franchise: Jaws
Keywords: Animals Gone Bad, Visual Effects, Addiction, Government Corruption, Development Hell, Nature Horror, 1976 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Universal Pictures, Zancuk Company, David Brown
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for August 14th, 2012

August 14th, 2012

It is an amazing week on the home market, almost. One of the biggest films of all time comes out on DVD and Blu-ray this week; however, fans of The Hunger Games will have to wait till a minute after midnight on Saturday morning to get a hold of the film. I hope my screener will arrive before then. As for releases coming out this Tuesday, there are some that should sell well, but for Pick of the Week, I think Jaws' Blu-ray debut it a top contender. The Hunger Games is also a contender for Pick of the Week. I'm going with Jaws, but it is a close race. More...

Featured Blu-ray Review: Jaws

August 12th, 2012

Jaws was one of the first movies I ever reviewed. There's little need to add much to my opinion of the movie; I thought it was a must have then and I think it is a must have now. However, this is the film's Blu-ray debut. Does it look and sound good in high definition? And are there any new extras compared to the previous release? More...

DVD Review - Jaws - 30th Anniversary Edition

June 29th, 2005

Recently Universal released a special 30th anniversary edition of Jaws. Does this 2-Disc DVD do justice to this classic film? More...

Because some of our sources provide box office data in their local currency, while we use USD in the graph above and table below, exchange rate fluctuations can have effect on the data causing stronger increases or even decreases of the cumulative box office.

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeScreensPer ScreenTotal GrossWeek
2020/07/24 20 $8,751   29 $302   $14,554 2,379
2020/07/31 - $1,683 -81% 24 $70   $18,216 2,380
2020/11/20 - $2,996   26 $115   $0 2,344
2020/12/04 - $1,619   4 $405   $1,619 2,346

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 12/27/1975 $0 0 29 87 $18,216 1/15/2021
Netherlands 8/17/2012 $0 0 135 193 $25,913 9/14/2022
New Zealand 7/9/2020 $0 0 2 4 $14,883 9/12/2022
North America 6/20/1975 $7,790,627 409 1,246 7,220 $272,965,550
Portugal 9/8/2022 $12,096 3 3 3 $12,096 9/13/2022
Slovakia 9/2/2022 $1,468 1 1 1 $1,468 9/14/2022
South Korea 4/22/1978 $0 0 18 18 $3,331 7/9/2020
United Kingdom 7/12/2019 $42,799 82 447 838 $1,032,477 10/4/2022
 
Rest of World $209,581,959
 
Worldwide Total$483,655,893 10/4/2022

Leading Cast

Roy Scheider    Chief Martin Brody
Robert Shaw    Quint
Richard Dreyfuss    Hooper

Supporting Cast

Lorraine Gary    Ellen Brody
Murray Hamilton    Mayer Vaughn
Carl Gottlieb    Editor Meadows
Jeffrey Kramer    Policeman Hendricks
Susan Blacklinie    Chrissie
Jonathan Filley    Cassidy
Ted Grossman    Estuary Victim
Chris Rebello    Michael Brody
Jay Mello    Sean Brody
Lee Fierro    Mrs. Kitner
Robert Nevin    Medical Examiner
Jeffrey Voorhees    Alex Kitner
Craig Kingsbury    Ben Gardner
Robert Chambers    Charlie
Edward Chalmers, Jr.    Denherder
Cyprien P.R. Dube    Posner
Robert Carroll    Polk
Philip G. Murray    Mr. Taft
Jane Courtney    Mrs. Taft
Peggy Scott    Polly
Donald Poole    Harbor Master
Hershal West    Salatore
Alfred Wilde    Iteisel/Mr. Wiseman
Big Joe LaCreta    Barwood
Chris Anastasio    Out of Towner
William Pfluger    Sailboat Skipper
Richard P. Hewitt    Walter
Walter Hooper, Jr.    Harry
Richard S. Young    Pratt
Henry Carreio    Felix
Francis A. Frank    Boat Rental Man
Eleanor L. Harvey    Motorboat Skipper
William O'Gorman    Man with Dynamite
Brendan Gallagher    Man with Dynamite

Cameos

Peter Benchley    Interviewer

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Steven Spielberg    Director
Peter Benchley    Screenwriter
Carl Gottlieb    Screenwriter
Peter Benchley    Based on the novel by
Richard D. Zanuck    Producer
David Brown    Producer
John Williams    Composer
Bill Butler    Cinematographer
Verna Fields    Editor
Joseph Alves Jr.    Art Director
Tom Joyner    Assistant Director
Jim Fargo    Unit Production Manager
Joseph Alves Jr.    Production Designer
John M. Dwyer    Set Decorator
John R. Carter    Sound
Robert Hoyt    Sound
Joseph Glassman    Music Editor
Shari Rhodes    Casting

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.