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Jaws(1975)
Released
1975 · FILM

Jaws

A determined police chief must confront his fears and team up with a rogue shark hunter and an expert oceanographer to stop a massive, unseen predator threatening a New England beach town.

“The terrifying motion picture from the terrifying No. 1 best seller.”

Directed by
Steven Spielberg, Barbara Bass
Written by
Peter Benchley, Carl Gottlieb
Rated
FSK · FSK 16
Runtime
124 min
AdventureDramaHorror

Synopsis

is thrown into chaos as residents and visitors alike face the threat. Police chief Martin Brody, a former marine, takes it upon himself to address the crisis, but his efforts to close the beach are met with resistance from the town's mayor and business leaders, who fear the economic consequences. Meanwhile, marine biologist Matt Hooper arrives to investigate the shark's presence, and he teams up with local fisherman Quint to hunt down the creature. As the shark continues to attack, the trio must confront the deadly predator before it claims more victims.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 208+ 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 Verna FieldsShot by Bill ButlerScored by John WilliamsDesigned by Joe AlvesStunts by Ted GrossmanVFX by Alex Guri

Box Office

1975 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 67× 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

$470.7M

Budget$7.0M
Worldwide gross$470.7M
break-even (2.5×)

Re-release box office

20253,200 theaters
$22.1M($22.7M today)
20221,246 theaters
$8.6M($9.7M today)
2020187 theaters
$758K($969K today)
Total re-release
$31.4M

Domestic gross earned in theatrical re-release, by year · adjusted for inflation

Full synopsis

Versions & cuts

  • Extended Edition· 130 min

Also known as

  • Der weisse Haide
  • Der weiße Haide
  • (Flemish)De zomer van de witte haai
  • Tiburónes
  • Dents de la Merfr
  • Les Dents de la merfr
  • Les dents de la mer 1fr
  • Lo squaloit
Release dates around the world2 countries · show
  • CanadaJun 20, 1975
  • LebanonJun 20, 1975

Companies

ProductionZanuck/Brown Productions, Universal Pictures

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