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The Godfather Part III(1990)
Released
1990 · FILM

The Godfather Part III

Aging mob boss Michael Corleone fights to transform his criminal empire into a legitimate business while confronting deadly betrayals and the haunting weight of his past sins.

All the power on earth can't change destiny.

Rated
MPA · R
Runtime
162 min
CrimeDrama
Streaming on
  • Paramount+

Synopsis

In 1979, as he attempts to legitimize his business dealings in New York and Italy, aging mafia don Michael Corleone seeks forgiveness for his past sins while taking a young protégé under his wing.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 109+ 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 Lisa FruchtmanShot by Gordon WillisScored by Carmine CoppolaDesigned by Dean Tavoularis

Box Office

1990 · Box office

Made its money back — grossed 2.5× 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

$136.8M

Budget$54.0M
Worldwide gross$136.8M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $66.7M 49% of worldwide · International: $70.1M (51%)

Opening weekend: $14.0M 21% of its US run.

Opening week (7-day): $14.0M21% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 1,820 theaters

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Re-release box office

2020179 theaters
$165K($211K today)

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

Full synopsis

Versions & cuts

  • director's cut· 158 min
  • The Godfather Trilogy 1901-1980 VHS Special Edition· 170 min · 1901

Also known as

  • Der Pate - Teil IIIde
  • Der Pate 3de
  • Der Pate IIIde
  • Der Pate Teil IIIde
  • Der Pate, Epilog: Der Tod von Michael Corleonede
  • Mario Puzo's The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleoneen
  • The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleoneen
  • The Godfather IIIen
  • El Padrino IIIes
  • Le Parrain 3fr
  • Le parrain IIIfr
  • Il padrino - Parte IIIit
  • Il padrino, Epilogo: La morte di Michael Corleoneit
  • (Alternative Title)Kumbari: Pjesa 3
Release dates around the world2 countries · show
  • United StatesDec 20, 1990
  • PolandDec 31, 1990

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