Paper Moon
As P.T. Barnum put it, "There's a sucker born every minute."
During the Great Depression, a con man finds himself saddled with a young girl who may or may not be his daughter, and the two forge an unlikely partnership.
- Director
- Peter Bogdanovich
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Tension
- Worldwide
- $31M
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During the Great Depression, a con man finds himself saddled with a young girl who may or may not be his daughter, and the two forge an unlikely partnership.
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Box Office & Release
Paper Moon returned 12.4× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $3M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $31M
- Release date
- May 9, 1973
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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