A Star Is Born
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Drunken, has-been rock star John Norman Howard falls in love with unknown singer Esther Hoffman after seeing her perform at a club.He lets her sing a few songs at one of his shows and she becomes the talk of the music industry.Esther's star begins to rise, while John's continues to fall.
- Director
- Frank Pierson
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Tension
- Worldwide
- $80M
Who's in it
Cast
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24 billed performers
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What It's About
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Drunken, has-been rock star John Norman Howard falls in love with unknown singer Esther Hoffman after seeing her perform at a club. He lets her sing a few songs at one of his shows and she becomes the talk of the music industry. Esther's star begins to rise, while John's continues to fall. She tries desperately to get John to sober up and focus on his music, but it may be too late to save him.
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The numbers
Box Office & Release
A Star Is Born returned 13.3× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $6M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $80M
- Release date
- Dec 17, 1976
- Runtime
- 2h 20m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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