{"id":3397,"date":"2025-09-05T08:56:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T08:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/3397\/"},"modified":"2025-09-05T08:56:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T08:56:09","slug":"jaws-takes-a-big-bite-out-of-the-box-office-in-its-50th-anniversary-return-what-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/3397\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Jaws’ takes a big bite out of the box office in its 50th anniversary return. What to know"},"content":{"rendered":"

For its 50th anniversary this year, Steven Spielberg’s classic film, “Jaws”<\/a> returned to movie theaters in Massachusetts, and across the nation on Aug. 29, and so far, it has eaten up its share of box-office earnings.<\/p>\n

The film is scheduled to be shown in theaters through today,<\/a> Thursday, Sept. 4, but it has already made a pile of money domestically.<\/p>\n

“Jaws” was shown in about 3,200 movie theaters across the U.S. in its return stint, according to Variety magazine<\/a>,<\/p>\n

Here’s more about how the film, released in 1975,<\/a> did at the box office in 2025.<\/p>\n

How much did ‘Jaws’ make domestically in its return to theaters in 2025?<\/p>\n

According to the Rotten Tomatoes website,<\/a> “Jaws” made $9.8 million from Aug. 29 to Sept. 1, 2025. The final numbers will be tallied after the film leaves theaters after the Sept. 4 showings.<\/p>\n

How much did ‘Jaws’ make domestically when it was first released in 1975?<\/p>\n

According to the Business Insider website,<\/a> Jaws earned\u00a0more than $470 million internationally and about $260 million in the U.S. “in its initial 1975 theatrical run, making it the first film to surpass $100 million in the US and cementing its status as the first summer blockbuster.”<\/p>\n

The film’s total domestic gross is now $283.6 million, according to Rotten Tomatoes.<\/a><\/p>\n

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The “Jaws” Shark Tooth Clapperboard and Framed, Unpublished “Bruce” Shark Polaroids were scheduled to be auctioned off by Propstore Auction on Sept. 4, 2025. The prop’s bidding starts at $20,000. The film, “Jaws” returned to theaters over Labor Day weekend and made close to $10 million at the domestic box office.<\/p>\n

Was ‘Jaws’ one of the popular films to see in theaters over Labor Day weekend?<\/p>\n

Even 50 years later, “Jaws” was the second most popular film in theaters over Labor Day weekend, with the movie, “Weapons” being first on the list, according to Rotten Tomatoes.<\/a><\/p>\n

“Weapons”<\/a> grossed $134.6 million over Labor Day weekend, Rotten Tomatoes stated online.<\/p>\n

Here’s a look at the top-10 films from Aug. 29 to Sept. 1, 2025, according to Rotten Tomatoes:<\/a><\/p>\n

Weapons<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 $10.2 million (3-day), $12.4 million (4-day) \u2013 $134.6 million total<\/p>\n

Jaws<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 $8.1 million (3-day), $9.8 million (4-day) \u2013 $9.8 million total<\/p>\n

Caught Stealing<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 $7.8 million (3-day), $9.5 million (4-day) \u2013 $9.5 million total<\/p>\n

Freakier Friday<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 $6.5 million (3-day), $8.3 million (4-day) \u2013 $82.2 million total<\/p>\n

The Roses<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 $6.4 million (3-day), $8.0 million (4-day) \u2013 $8.0 million total<\/p>\n

The Bad Guys 2<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 $4.7 million (3-day), $6.3 million (4-day) \u2013 $74.6 million total<\/p>\n

Superman<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 $2.6 million (3-day), $3.3 million (4-day) \u2013 $351.4 million total<\/p>\n

Nobody 2<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 $1.8 million (3-day), $2.3 million (4-day) \u2013 $20.5 million total<\/p>\n

The Naked Gun<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 $1.8 million (3-day), $2.2 million (4-day) \u2013 $50.8 million total<\/p>\n

This article originally appeared on wickedlocal.com: ‘Jaws’ returned to theaters last weekend. Here’s how much it made<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For its 50th anniversary this year, Steven Spielberg’s classic film, “Jaws” returned to movie theaters in Massachusetts, and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3398,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[156,4981,409,111,139,69,4980,4982],"class_list":{"0":"post-3397","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-jaws","10":"tag-movies","11":"tag-new-zealand","12":"tag-newzealand","13":"tag-nz","14":"tag-rotten-tomatoes","15":"tag-steven-spielberg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3397","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3397"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3397\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3397"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}