Australia Box Office for It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)

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It’s a Wonderful Life
Theatrical Performance (US$)
Australia Box Office $8,731Details
Worldwide Box Office $16,420,592Details
Home Market Performance
North America Blu-ray Sales $7,004,815 Details
Total North America Video Sales $7,004,815
Further financial details...

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Movie Details

Production Budget:$3,180,000
Australia Releases: February 6th, 1948 (Limited)
December 10th, 2020 (Limited)
Video Release: October 31st, 2006 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG for thematic elements, smoking and some violence. Rating is for 2012 Re-Issue of film from Paramount Pictures Corporation
(Rating bulletin 2251 (Cert #48082), 12/5/2012)
Running Time: 130 minutes
Keywords: Heaven and Hell, Voiceover/Narration, Non-Chronological, Christmas, Angels, Suicide, Class Warfare, Supernatural, Studio Sinkers
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for November 1st, 2011

November 1st, 2011

The selection of home market releases is rather soft this week. Sure, Cars 2 was a major hit at the box office, but it is the only major hit on this week's list. The best selling TV on DVD release is Californication, which is a cable show, while the top ten selling titles according to Amazon.com include limited releases, catalogue titles and direct-to-DVD releases. There are more second-tier Christmas releases than any other type of release. There are far fewer titles that are worth picking up than last week, and the the Pick of the Week contenders are even more limited. Transformers: Beast Wars comes out on a Complete Series Collection and that could be Pick of the Week material, but I'm still waiting for the screener. More...

Featured Blu-ray Review: It's A Wonderful Life Gift Set

October 28th, 2011

I have a simple rule: No Christmas releases before Halloween. It's A Wonderful Life Blu-ray Gift Set is coming out on November 1st, making it a perfectly timed release. However, this is not the first time the film has been released on Blu-ray. Is it worth picking up if you don't already have it? Is it worth the upgrade? More...

Weekend Box Office Performance

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 2/6/1948 $0 0 12 21 $8,731 1/4/2021
New Zealand 12/9/2010 $0 0 2 10 $1,262 12/28/2023
North America 12/20/1946 $0 0 960 1,210 $12,241,691
United Kingdom 12/11/2007 $0 0 347 2027 $4,168,908 12/25/2024
 
Worldwide Total$16,420,592 12/25/2024

Leading Cast

James Stewart    George Bailey
Donna Reed    Mary Hatch Bailey

Supporting Cast

Lionel Barrymore    Mr. Potter
Thomas Mitchell    Uncle Billy
Henry Travers    Clarence Oddbody
Beulah Bondi    Ma Bailey
Ward Bond    Officer Bert
Frank Faylen    Ernie Bishop
Gloria Grahame    Violet Bick
Frank Albertson    Sam Wainwright

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Frank Capra    Director
Frances Goodrich    Screenwriter
Albert Hackett    Screenwriter
Frank Capra    Screenwriter
Jo Swerling    Screenwriter
Philip Van Doren Stern    Story Creator