Blue Hawaii
Ecstatic romance... Exotic dances... Exciting music IN THE WORLD'S LUSHEST PARADISE OF SONG!
Just discharged GI Chad Gates returns to Hawaii, where he becomes a tour guide, defying his mother's wishes for him to join the family business.
- Director
- Norman Taurog
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Humour
- Worldwide
- $8M
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Just discharged GI Chad Gates returns to Hawaii, where he becomes a tour guide, defying his mother's wishes for him to join the family business.
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Box Office & Release
Blue Hawaii returned 4.2× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $2M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $8M
- Release date
- Nov 22, 1961
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English, French
- Country
- United States of America
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