The cases of private eye J.J. 'Jake' Gittes.
Combined theatrical financials and commercial performance across all 2 installments.
Total Worldwide Gross
$40M
Cumulative box office receipts
Total Production Budget
$25M
Combined studio investments
Average Gross / Film
$20M
Average theatrical return
Commercial Multiple
1.6x
Worldwide Gross vs Budget
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Private eye Jake Gittes lives off of the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-World War II Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair, Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political scandals that come crashing together.
Real estate developer Jake Berman hires private investigator and war veteran Jake Gittes for some run-of-the-mill matrimonial work. After Berman shoots his wife's lover, who happens to be his business partner, Gittes is drawn into a web of conspiracy and deceit involving the oil reserves beneath Los Angeles. While investigating, Gittes hears a voice from his past that causes him to revisit a traumatic case in Chinatown.