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Back to the Future Part III(1990)
Released
1990 · FILM

Back to the Future Part III

A time‑traveling teen races back to 1885 to rescue his mentor from a deadly showdown, battling broken tech, hostile outlaws, and untamed wilderness before he can fix history and return home.

“They've saved the best trip for last... But this time they may have gone too far.”

Directed by
Robert Zemeckis, Carla Corwin
Written by
Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale
Rated
MPA · PG
Runtime
118 min
AdventureComedySci-Fi

Synopsis

In the final installment, Marty retrieves the DeLorean from a mineshaft and searches for Doc in the Wild West of 1885. However, when the time machine malfunctions, the travelers find themselves stranded in a land of spurs. Further complications arise when Doc develops feelings for schoolteacher Clara Clayton, while Marty becomes entangled with Buford Tannen.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 541+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Arthur SchmidtShot by Dean CundeyScored by Alan SilvestriDesigned by Rick CarterSound by Dick Alexander Nm1219804Costumes by Joanna JohnstonStunts by Walter ScottVFX by Patricia Blau

Box Office

1990 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 6.1× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$244.5M

Budget$40.0M
Worldwide gross$244.5M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $87.7M — 36% of worldwide · International: $156.8M (64%)

Opening weekend: $19.1M — 22% of its US run.

Opening week (7-day): $27.8M — 32% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 2,019 theaters

Full synopsis

Also known as

  • (English)Back to the Future Part III
  • Zurück in die Zukunft - Teil IIIde
  • Zurück in die Zukunft 3de
  • Zurück in die Zukunft IIIde
  • Zurück in die Zukunft Teil 3de
  • Back to the Future IIIes
  • Retour vers le futur 3fr
  • Retour vers le futur IIIfr
  • Ritorno al futuro - Parte IIIit
  • Ritorno al futuro IIIit
  • (French)Retour vers le futur 3
  • (Alternative Title)Volver al futuro parte III
Release dates around the world5 countries · show
  • CanadaMay 25, 1990
  • United StatesMay 25, 1990
  • PhilippinesJun 6, 1990
  • IndonesiaJun 21, 1990
  • AustraliaJun 28, 1990

Companies

ProductionUniversal Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, U-Drive Productions

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