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[62] [67] Jaws eventually grossed more than $470 million worldwide ($1.9 billion in 2010 dollars [68]) and was the highest grossing box office film until Star Wars debuted two years later. [69] [70] Jaws 2 was the most expensive film that Universal had produced up until that point, costing the studio almost $30 million. [43]
Jaws is a 1975 American thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg, based on the 1974 novel by Peter Benchley.It stars Roy Scheider as police chief Martin Brody, who, with the help of a marine biologist (Richard Dreyfuss) and a professional shark hunter (Robert Shaw), hunts a man-eating great white shark that attacks beachgoers at a summer resort town.
The 1975 horror film "Jaws" is based on the 1974 novel about a police chief, marine biologist and shark hunter hunting down a great white shark attacking beachgoers at a summer resort town.
While The Exorcist was among the top five grossing films of the 1970s, the first film given the blockbuster distinction was 1975's Jaws. Released on June 20, the film about a series of horrific deaths related to a massive great white shark was director Steven Spielberg's first big-budget Hollywood production, coming in at $9 million in cost ...
Fifty years ago, film crews descended on Massachusetts to make the first film.
A theater in Beverly, Mass., has apologized to the community and its patrons who were offended by remarks made by "Jaws" star Richard Dreyfuss at a recent screening of the film.
After the success of Jaws and Star Wars, many Hollywood producers attempted to create similar "event" films with wide commercial appeal, and film companies began green-lighting increasingly large-budget films, and relying extensively on massive advertising blitzes leading up to their theatrical release.
The actresses and authors of 'Honey, Baby, Mine' on Joan Didion, 'Jaws,' and the Books That Broke Their Hearts.