American Gigolo

American Gigolo

“He's the highest paid lover in Beverly Hills. He leaves women feeling more alive than they've ever felt before. Except one.”

February 1, 1980R1h 57mTMDB ★ 6.2
Letterboxd
3.45/5
47082 reviews

Julian makes a lucrative living as an escort to older women in the Los Angeles area. He begins a relationship with Michelle, a local politician's wife, without expecting any pay. One of his clients is murdered and Detective Sunday begins pumping him for details on his different clients, something he is reluctant to do considering the nature of his work. Julian begins to suspect he's being framed. Meanwhile Michelle begins to fall in love with him.

Genres

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Studio

Paramount Pictures

Language

en

Status

Released

Box Office

How American Gigolo performed

Budget

$5.0M

Worldwide Gross

$52.7M

Gross Profit

$47.7M

Return

10.5× budget

Opening Wknd (est.)

$9M

Domestic (est.)
International (est.)
$25M$27M

Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (35% of the domestic run, typical for Crime) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.

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