The Wiz
The wiz! The stars! The music! Wow!
Dorothy Gale, a shy kindergarten teacher, is swept away to the magic land of Oz where she embarks on a quest to return home.
- Director
- Sidney Lumet
- Signature
- Wonder · Action · Craft
- Worldwide
- $21M
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Dorothy Gale, a shy kindergarten teacher, is swept away to the magic land of Oz where she embarks on a quest to return home.
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Box Office & Release
The Wiz returned 0.9× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $24M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $21M
- Release date
- Oct 24, 1978
- Runtime
- 2h 14m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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