The Boys from Brazil (1978)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $19,000,000Details
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Metrics

Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$12,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.6 times production budget)
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $87,529,913

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,946 $19,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,606 $19,000,000

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: 1978 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: December 14th, 1999 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment, released as Boys From Brazil, The
Running Time: 125 minutes
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Keywords: Cloning, Political Thriller, Nazis, Nazis Outside of World War II, Adopted Family, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Dysfunctional Family
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United Kingdom, United States
Languages: English

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Leading Cast

Gregory Peck    Dr. Josef Mengele
Laurence Olivier    Ezra Lieberman
James Mason    Eduard Seibert

Supporting Cast

Steve Guttenberg    Barry Kohler

Uncategorized

Rosemary Harris    Mrs. Doring
Michael Gough    Mr. Harrington
Denholm Elliott    Sidney Beynon

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Franklin J. Schaffner    Director
Heywood Gould    Screenwriter
Jerry Goldsmith    Composer
Ira Levin    Story Creator

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.


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Metrics

Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$12,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.6 times production budget)
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $87,529,913

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,946 $19,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,606 $19,000,000

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: 1978 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: December 14th, 1999 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment, released as Boys From Brazil, The
Running Time: 125 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Cloning, Political Thriller, Nazis, Nazis Outside of World War II, Adopted Family, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Dysfunctional Family
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United Kingdom, United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Gregory Peck    Dr. Josef Mengele
Laurence Olivier    Ezra Lieberman
James Mason    Eduard Seibert

Supporting Cast

Steve Guttenberg    Barry Kohler

Uncategorized

Rosemary Harris    Mrs. Doring
Michael Gough    Mr. Harrington
Denholm Elliott    Sidney Beynon

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Franklin J. Schaffner    Director
Heywood Gould    Screenwriter
Jerry Goldsmith    Composer
Ira Levin    Story Creator

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance