Once Upon a Time in the West
Did Once Upon a Time in the West make money?
Lost money 1.1x budget
Once Upon a Time in the West has taken $5.4M of the roughly $12.5M it needs to break even — 43% of the way.
Budget
$5.0M
Break-even est.
Estimated. A cinema release usually needs around 2.5× its budget to turn a profit, once marketing and the exhibitor’s share are accounted for. Streaming and home video are not included in these figures.
$12.5M
Worldwide gross
$5.4M
Calls locked at release
The film
As the railroad builders advance unstoppably through the Arizona desert on their way to the sea, Jill arrives in the small town of Flagstone with the intention of starting a new life.
Details
- Released
- 21 December 1968
- Runtime
- 2h 46m
- Genre
- Drama, Western
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures, Rafran Cinematografica, San Marco
- Language
- English
Call one before it opens
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