Smokey and the Bandit II
“The Bandit is back and better than ever!”
The Bandit goes on another cross-country run, transporting an elephant from Florida to Texas. And, once again, Sheriff Buford T. Justice is on his tail.
Genres
Action, Comedy
Studio
Universal Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How Smokey and the Bandit II performed
Budget
$17.0M
Worldwide Gross
$66.1M
Gross Profit
$49.1M
Return
3.9× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$9M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~35/65, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (38% of the domestic run, typical for Action) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
Bandit
Burt Reynolds
Bandit
Sheriff Buford T. Justice / Gaylord Justice / Reginald Van Justice
Jackie Gleason
Sheriff Buford T. Justice / Gaylord Justice / Reginald Van Justice
Cledus Snow
Jerry Reed
Cledus Snow
Carrie
Sally Field
Carrie
Doc
Dom DeLuise
Doc
Junior
Mike Henry
Junior
Little Enos Burdette
Paul Williams
Little Enos Burdette
Big Enos
Pat McCormick
Big Enos
John Conn
David Huddleston
John Conn
Governor
John Anderson
Governor
Nice Lady
Brenda Lee
Nice Lady
Fairgrounds Owner
Mel Tillis
Fairgrounds Owner
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