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Budget
$4,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend
$626,649 (USA) (19 November 1978) (31 Screens)Gross
$30,471,420 (USA) ( 1979)$921,769 (USA) (19 November 1978)
SEK 5,521,217 (Sweden)
Weekend Gross
$626,649 (USA) (19 November 1978) (31 Screens)Admissions
259,514 (Sweden)Rentals
$13,500,000 (USA)Copyright Holder
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