Steven Spielbergs Jaws grossed a record-breaking $260 million at the box office in 1975, but how much would that amount be today, adjusted for inflation? In 1975, Jaws was such a massive hit that it changed the face of the Hollywood film industry. Just when Tinseltown was starting to embrace a more grown-up approach to filmmaking with mature hits like The Graduate and Easy Rider, the success of Jaws encouraged studios to focus on high-concept genre movies released at the height of summer an approach that studios are still taking today.

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