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Filming locations:
Tom’s River and Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey (authorities in Amityville denied permission for filming at 112 Ocean Avenue). Interiors were filmed at the MGM studio lot in Los Angeles, California.
Release and box office:
The Amityville Horror premiered in the United States on July 27, 1979, and took a massive $86,432,000 on its domestic release making it one of the most successful independent productions at the time.
Film Facts:
Jay Anson wrote a screenplay based on his work, but the script was rejected by producer Samuel Z. Arkoff.