Walking Tall Collection
3 Movies#sheriff#deputy sheriff#deputy#fistfight#shootout#vigilante#gambling#corruption#martial arts#small town#gangster#christmas tree#tennessee#based on true story#revenge#rampage#redneck#wrestler
Budget $500,000
Revenue $40,000,000
Net Return +$39,500,000
Performance 80.00x budget
Profitable0x 1.0x (Budget) 2.5x (Est. Break-even)
* Movies typically require ~2.5x budget in ticket sales to cover marketing and theater splits.
Walking Tall is a 1973 American action semi-biopic film of Sheriff Buford Pusser, a former professional wrestler-turned-lawman in McNairy County, Tennessee. It starred Joe Don Baker as Pusser. The film was directed by Phil Karlson. Based on Pusser's true story, it was a combination of very loosely based fact and Hollywood revisionism. The original Walking Tall was a hit, but the sequels, Walking Tall Part 2 (September 28, 1975), and Walking Tall: Final Chapter (August 10, 1977), both starring Bo Svenson, were far less profitable.
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Walking Tall
66%
1973
Walking Tall Part II
54%
1975
Final Chapter: Walking Tall
54%
1977