Jaws 2
Amity Island's police chief races against time to stop a vengeful great white shark that's returned to terrorize the town's beaches.
“Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water...”
Synopsis
Police chief Brody must protect the citizens of Amity after a second monstrous shark begins terrorizing the waters.
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A crew of 158+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Steve PotterShot by Michael C ButlerScored by John WilliamsDesigned by Joe AlvesCostumes by Bill JobeStunts by Ted Grossman
Box Office
1978 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 9.4× 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
$187.9M
US & Canada: $77.7M — 41% of worldwide · International: $110.1M (59%)
Opening weekend: $9.9M — 13% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Peak 640 theaters
Re-release box office
- 198026 theaters
- $1.4M($5.5M today)
Domestic gross earned in theatrical re-release, by year · adjusted for inflation
Versions & cuts
- television· 131 min
Also known as
- Der weisse Hai 2de
- Der weiße Hai 2de
- Der weiße Hai IIde
- Jaws IIen
- Tiburón 2es
- Les Dents de la mer 2fr
- Les dents de la mer 2ème partiefr
- Lo squalo 2it
- (English)Jaws 2
- (Bulgarian)Чeлюсти 2
Release dates around the world5 countries · showhide
- CanadaJun 16, 1978
- United StatesJun 16, 1978
- FinlandJul 28, 1978
- GreeceSep 17, 1978
- IndonesiaNov 10, 1978
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Cast & Crew
158 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Supporting cast
39Gary Dubin
as Ed
John Dukakis
as Polo
G Thomas Dunlop
as Timmy
David Elliott
as Larry
Marc Gilpin
as Sean
Keith Gordon
as Doug
Cindy Grover
as Lucy
Ben Marley
as Patrick
Martha Swatek
as Marge
Billy Van Zandt
as Bob
Gigi Vorgan
as Brooke
Jerry M Baxter
as Helicopter Pilot
Jean Coulter
as Ski Boat Driver
Daphne Dibble
as Swimmer #1
Christine Freeman
as Water Skier
April Gilpin
as Renee
William Griffith
as Lifeguard
Gregory Harris
as Diver #2
Coll Red Mclean
as Red
Susan O Mcmillan
as Girl Sailor
David Owsley
as Boy Sailor
Allan L Paddack
as Crosby
Oneida Rollins
as Ambulance Driver
Frank James Sparks
as Diver #1
Thomas A Stewart
as Assistant Dive Master
David Tintle
as Swimmer #2
Jim Wilson
as Swimmer With Child
Kathy Wilson
as Mrs. Bryant
Herb Muller
as Phil Fogarty
Fritzi Jane Courtney
as Selectwoman
Alfred Wilde
as Selectman #1
Cyprian R Dube
as Selectman #2
Mary A Gaffney
as Mrs. Silvera
Bill Green
as Irate Man
Bruce
as Bruce
George Buck
as Irate 'Letterbox' Man
Chris Burke
as Hot Dog Boy
Robin Lebert
as Sunbather
Michael Smith
as Extra
Directors
1Writers
3Producers
4Other crew
110Harry Jukes
40 man (uncredited)
Gene Johnson
Art Directors
Phil Abramson
as Philip Abramson
W Stewart Campbell
as Stewart Campbell
Wilbur Mosier
assistant director: second unit
Michael T Elias
assistant film editor
Robert Hernandez
assistant film editor
Freeman A Davies
assistant film editor (as Freeman Davies Jr.)
Sherrie Sanet
assistant film editor (as Sherrie Sanet Jacobson)
William Michael Redman
audio description narrator
Ellen Demmy
barmaid / sailing instructor (uncredited)
Peter Benchley
based upon characters created by
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