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The Godfather (1972)
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The Godfather Revenue (Daily) (with Theater Counts)

Domestic Total: 1.41M

Opening Weekend: 965.38K

Legs: 1.47

Overview: Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.


TMDB

8.7

IMDB

9.2

Metacritic

100

RT Tomato

96

RT Popcorn

97

Letterboxd

4.53

Daily Table

DateRevenue% YDTheaters
Fri, Feb 25, 2022$427,682+ 0.00%156
Sat, Feb 26, 2022$298,243 -30.27%156
Sun, Feb 27, 2022$239,450 -19.71%156
Mon, Feb 28, 2022$92,413 -61.41%156
Tue, Mar 1, 2022$103,198+ 11.67%156
Wed, Mar 2, 2022$38,883 -62.32%156
Thu, Mar 3, 2022$94 -99.76%156
Fri, Mar 18, 2022$28,372+ 30082.98%596
Sat, Mar 19, 2022$49,364+ 73.99%596
Sun, Mar 20, 2022$37,293 -24.45%596
Mon, Mar 21, 2022$19,393 -48.00%596
Tue, Mar 22, 2022$26,073+ 34.45%596
Wed, Mar 23, 2022$29,129+ 11.72%596
Thu, Mar 24, 2022$25,075 -13.92%596
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Cast

NameCharacter
Marlon BrandoDon Vito Corleone
Al PacinoMichael Corleone
James CaanSonny Corleone
Robert DuvallTom Hagen
Richard S. CastellanoClemenza
Diane KeatonKay Adams
Talia ShireConnie Corleone Rizzi
Gianni RussoCarlo Rizzi
Sterling HaydenCaptain McCluskey
John MarleyJack Woltz
Richard ConteBarzini
Al LettieriSollozzo
Abe VigodaSal Tessio
John CazaleFredo Corleone
Rudy BondCuneo
Al MartinoJohnny Fontane
Morgana KingMama Corleone
Lenny MontanaLuca Brasi
John MartinoPaulie Gatto
Salvatore CorsittoBonasera
Richard BrightNeri
Alex RoccoMoe Greene
Tony GiorgioBruno Tattaglia
Vito ScottiNazorine
Tere LivranoTheresa Hagen
Victor RendinaPhilip Tattaglia
Jeannie LineroLucy Mancini
Julie GreggSandra Corleone
Ardell SheridanMrs. Clemenza
Simonetta StefanelliApollonia - Sicilian Sequence
Angelo InfantiFabrizio - Sicilian Sequence
Corrado GaipaDon Tommasino - Sicilian Sequence
Franco CittiCalo - Sicilian Sequence
Saro UrzìVitelli - Sicilian Sequence
Roman CoppolaBoy on Street Who Attended Funeral (uncredited)
Sofia CoppolaMichael Francis Rizzi (uncredited)
Don CostelloDon Victor Stracci (uncredited)
Italia CoppolaExtra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)
Gray FredericksonCowboy on the Set at Woltz's Studio (uncredited)
Ron GilbertUsher in Bridal Party (uncredited)
Sonny GrossoCop Outside Hospital (uncredited)
Louis GussDon Zaluchi (uncredited)
Randy JurgensenSonny's Killer #1 (uncredited)
Tony KingTony - Stablehand (uncredited)
Tony LipWedding Guest (uncredited)
Joe Lo GrippoSonny's Bodyguard (uncredited)
Lou Martini Jr.Boy at Wedding (uncredited)
Raymond MartinoCorleone Family Member (uncredited)
Joseph MedagliaPriest at Baptism (uncredited)
Carol MorleyNight Nurse (uncredited)
Rick PetrucelliLou - Sollozzo's Driver (uncredited)
Sal RichardsDrunk (uncredited)
Tom RosquiRocco Lampone (uncredited)
Frank SiveroStreet Extra (uncredited)
Filomena SpagnuoloExtra in Wedding Scene (uncredited)
Joe SpinellWilli Cicci (uncredited)
Gabriele TorreiEnzo the Baker (uncredited)
Nick VallelongaWedding Party Guest (uncredited)
Conrad YamaFruit Vendor (uncredited)

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Profitability Breakdown

Domestic

Week 1: $1.2M

Investor Share: $719.98K

Week 2: $214.7K

Investor Share: $118.08K

Week 3+: $0.00

Investor Share: $0.00

International

$133.53M (98.95%)

Investor Share: $46.73M

Costs

Budget: $6M


P&A: $6M

Breakdown

Gross: $134.94M


Net: $47.57M


Costs: $12M

Profit

Profit: $35.57M

The profitability breakdown is based on Dan Murrell's YouTube videos (Dan Murrell is not affiliated with Reel Numbers). The breakdown only includes the theatrical release and does not account for any post-theatrical revenue streams such as streaming, home video, or merchandise sales. Additionally, the breakdown does not include any tax incentives, sponsorships, or product placement that may have occurred during production.

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