4. The Iconic Poster Almost Never Happened
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Even if you didn’t make it to the theaters when Jaws released, you’ve surely seen the iconic poster where the woman is swimming on the surface and a giant shark is headed right for her. It turns out that it was designed by Roger Kastel for the paperback edition of Benchley’s book. Kastel used the Great White Shark diorama from the American Museum of Natural History for inspiration on the massive shark. And as far as the woman swimming on the surface, he used a female model that he was already working with for an ad in Good Housekeeping magazine. Apparently, he asked her to stay an additional 30 minutes one day and had her pose pretending to swim. The rest, as they say, is history.
3. Box Office Smash, One Of The First
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Nowadays, it’s nothing for a movie to gross over a $100 million at the box office. However, back in 1975 that just didn’t happen. So when Jaws became the first movie to do so, it was a major ordeal. One of the main reasons it was able to make so much money was the fact that it was released in more than 400 theaters in the United States, the first movie to be released in that many theaters. Jaws would remain as the highest grossing film of all time for the next two years until another iconic movie was released. Maybe you’ve heard of it, it’s a little film called Star Wars.