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Apocalypse Now (1979)
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Apocalypse Now Revenue (Daily) (with Theater Counts)

Domestic Total: 47.46K

Opening Weekend: 16.45K

Legs: 2.55

Overview: At the height of the Vietnam war, Captain Benjamin Willard is sent on a dangerous mission that, officially, "does not exist, nor will it ever exist." His goal is to locate - and eliminate - a mysterious Green Beret Colonel named Walter Kurtz, who has been leading his personal army on illegal guerrilla missions into enemy territory.


TMDB

8.3

IMDB

8.4

Metacritic

94

RT Tomato

93

RT Popcorn

91

Letterboxd

4.44

Daily Table

DateRevenue% YDTheaters
Wed, Jun 25, 2025$3,726+ 0.00%1
Thu, Jun 26, 2025$3,988+ 7.03%1
Fri, Jun 27, 2025$4,502+ 12.89%1
Sat, Jun 28, 2025$6,488+ 44.11%1
Sun, Jun 29, 2025$5,456 -15.91%1
Thu, Jul 3, 2025$6,626+ 21.44%1
Sat, Jul 19, 2025$5,414 -18.29%1
Fri, Aug 15, 2025$2,160 -60.10%1
Mon, Aug 18, 2025$3,609+ 67.08%2
Thu, Sep 11, 2025$5,491+ 52.15%1
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Cast

NameCharacter
Martin SheenCaptain Benjamin Willard
Marlon BrandoColonel Walter Kurtz
Frederic ForrestJay 'Chef' Hicks
Albert HallChief Phillips
Laurence FishburneTyrone 'Clean' Miller
Sam BottomsLance B. Johnson
Robert DuvallLieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore
G. D. SpradlinGeneral Corman
Harrison FordColonel Lucas
Jerry ZiesmerJerry, Civilian
Scott GlennLieutenant Richard M. Colby
Kerry RossallMike from San Diego
James KeaneKilgore's Gunner
Tom MasonSupply Sergeant
Cynthia WoodPlaymate of the Year
Dennis HopperPhotojournalist
Colleen CampMiss May
Linda CarpenterPlaymate
Aurore ClémentRoxanne Sarrault
Jack ThibeauSoldier in Trench
Glenn WalkenLieutenant Carlsen
Damien LeakeMachine Gunner
Marc CoppolaAFRS Announcer
Bill GrahamAgent
Herb RiceRoach
Jerry RossJohnny from Malibu / Mike from San Diego
Charles RobinsonSoldier with Colby (uncredited)
Nick NicholsonSoldier (uncredited)
Don Gordon BellSoldier (uncredited)
R. Lee ErmeyEagle Thrust Seven Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
Jim GainesExtra (uncredited)
Vittorio StoraroTV Photographer (uncredited)
Evan A. LottmanSoldier (uncredited)
Francis Ford CoppolaDirector of TV Crew (uncredited)
Henry StrzalkowskiBit Part (uncredited)
William UptonSpotter
George CanteroSoldier with Suitcase
Joe EstevezCaptain Benjamin L. Willard (voice) (uncredited)
Bo ByersMP Sergeant #1
Frank VillardGaston de Marais (Long Version)
Christian MarquandHubert de Marais
Michel PittonPhillippe de Marais
David OlivierChristian de Marais
Chrystel Le PelletierClaudine
Roman CoppolaFrancis de Marais
Gian-Carlo CoppolaGilles de Marais
Robert JulianThe Tutor
Yvon LeSeauxSergeant le Fevre
Daniel KiewitMajor from New Jersey
Hattie JamesCleans Mother (voice)

Comps

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The Danish GirlNov 27, 2015$15M
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Profitability Breakdown

Domestic

Week 1: $36.2K

Investor Share: $21.72K

Week 2: $11.26K

Investor Share: $6.19K

Week 3+: $0.00

Investor Share: $0.00

International

$9.08M (99.48%)

Investor Share: $3.18M

Costs

Budget: $32M


P&A: $32M

Breakdown

Gross: $9.13M


Net: $3.21M


Costs: $63M

Profit

Profit: $-59.79M (Loss)

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Production Companies

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