Jaws 50th Anniversary Celebrations

Steven Spielberg's iconic shark thriller Jaws is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a series of events and releases. The film will be re-released in theaters from August 29 through September 4, with a special screening at the 2025 TCM Classic Film Festival in April.

The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema will host Jaws Movie Party screenings over Memorial Day weekend, featuring a special menu and limited-edition merchandise. Additionally, special Jaws on the Water screenings will take place in Martha's Vineyard, where the film was shot, and Lake Travis in Austin.

The Academy Museum in Los Angeles will open an exhibition dedicated to Jaws, featuring the last surviving shark used during filming. Fans who cannot attend a special screening can watch Jaws at home when it arrives on Peacock starting June 15, along with Jaws 3-D and Jaws: The Revenge.

A 50th-anniversary edition of Jaws will also be released on digital and disc, featuring all-new bonus material. Based on Peter Benchley's novel of the same name, Jaws follows the efforts of police chief Martin Brody, oceanographer Matt Hooper, and ship captain Quint to kill a great white shark terrorizing a small New England tourist town.

Jaws was released in theaters on June 20, 1975, and quickly became one of Spielberg's best movies and a box office sensation, grossing over $477 million worldwide on a $9 million budget. The film won three Academy Awards, including Best Original Score, Best Film Editing, and Best Sound.