Moonraker
Where all the other Bonds end… this one begins!
After Drax Industries' Moonraker space shuttle is hijacked, secret agent James Bond is assigned to investigate, traveling to California to meet the company's owner, the mysterious Hugo Drax.With the help of scientist Dr.and even outer space.
- Director
- Lewis Gilbert
- Signature
- Tension · Wonder · Action
- Worldwide
- $210M
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After Drax Industries' Moonraker space shuttle is hijacked, secret agent James Bond is assigned to investigate, traveling to California to meet the company's owner, the mysterious Hugo Drax. With the help of scientist Dr. Holly Goodhead, Bond soon uncovers Drax's nefarious plans for humanity, all the while fending off an old nemesis, Jaws, and venturing to Venice, Rio, the Amazon...and even outer space.
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Box Office & Release
Moonraker returned 6.2× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $34M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $210M
- Release date
- Jun 26, 1979
- Runtime
- 2h 6m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English, Italian
- Country
- France, United Kingdom
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