how long did the sound of music play in theaters
The Sound of Music (film) In November 1969, The Sound of Music completed its initial four-and-a-half year theatrical release run in the United States, having earned $68,313,000 in North American (United States and Canada) rentals and $44,168,000 in foreign rentals, for a worldwide total of $112,481,000 in gross returns.[88] It was the first film to gross over $100 million.[89] The film was re-released in 1973,[90][91] and increased its North American rentals to $78.4 million.[92] By the end of the 1970s, it was ranked seventh in all time North American rentals, having earned $79 million.[93] The film's re-release in 1990[91] increased the total North American admissions to 142,415,400—the third highest number of tickets sold behind Gone with the Wind and Star Wars—and about 283.3 million admissions worldwide.[94][95] The Sound of Music eventually earned a total domestic gross of $163,214,076, and a total worldwide gross of $286,214,076.[96] Adjusted for inflation, the film earned about $2.366 billion at 2014 prices—the fifth highest-grossing film of all time.[94][97]