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Empire of the Ants

Empire of the Ants

Jun 29, 1977
89 min
HorrorScience Fiction
4.9/ 10
123 votes

Overview

A Florida real estate developer and her captain lure investors to a property in the Everglades called Dreamland Shores, under false pretenses that the swampland will soon be developed. After the group arrives on a small island, they find it has been overrun by giant mutated ants, brought on by the dumping of toxic waste in the area.

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TMDB
4.9/10
123 votes
IMDB
4.3/10
5,868 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
5%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
26/100
Metascore

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$500,000Production cost
Box Office$2,500,000Worldwide gross
Profit$2,000,000Profitable
ROI
+400.0%Return on investment

Awards & Nominations

2 nominations total

Details

Production information

"For they shall inherit the earth... sooner than you think!"

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$500,000

Revenue

$2,500,000

Production Companies

Cinema 77American International Pictures

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