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Steven Spielberg’s Jaws crushed the industry’s projections with its impressive re-release opening weekend collection. It has beaten the re-issue opening weekends of multiple biggies, including the MCU’s Avengers: Endgame. This glorious debut shows why it is considered a classic in the history of cinema. Keep scrolling for the box office deets.
Released in 1975, the Spielberg-helmed movie has a 97% rating on Rotten Tomatoes’ Tomatometer. The critics’ consensus stated, “Compelling, well-crafted storytelling and a judicious sense of terror ensure Steven Spielberg’s Jaws has remained a benchmark in the art of delivering modern blockbuster thrills.” It redefined Hollywood and was the highest-grossing film ever at the time of its release and for quite some time.
Jaws’ box office collection on its re-release opening weekend in North America
According to the data provided by Box Office Mojo, the movie collected $8.1 million on its re-issue opening weekend at the North American box office. On Monday, Labor Day, it raked in another $1.7 million domestically, bringing the total cume to $9.8 million. It was made on a budget of $7 million only. The film turned 50 this year, and this re-release only comes in celebration of that. It has been re-released across 3,200 theaters in North America.
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