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A Christmas Story

A Christmas Story

Nov 18, 1983
93 min
ComedyFamily
7.2/ 10
1,325 votes

Overview

The comic mishaps and adventures of a young boy named Ralph, trying to convince his parents, teachers, and Santa that a Red Ryder B.B. gun really is the perfect Christmas gift for the 1940s.

Ratings & Reviews

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TMDB
7.2/10
1,325 votes
IMDB
7.9/10
175,091 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
89%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
77/100
Metascore

Media

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Performance & Recognition

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$3,300,000Production cost
Box Office$20,700,000Worldwide gross
Profit$17,400,000Profitable
ROI
+527.3%Return on investment
US Box Office$20,778,141Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

4 wins & 11 nominations total

Details

Production information

"A tribute to the original, traditional, one-hundred-percent, red-blooded, two-fisted, all-American Christmas."

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$3,300,000

Revenue

$20,700,000

Production Companies

A Christmas Story CollectionMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast & Crew

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