Making history

Despite its production woes, Jaws proved to be worth the effort.

The film became the first picture in Hollywood history to make over $100 million at the box office, and ended its run in cinemas with over $260 million.

While Jaws was later topped by Star Wars to become the highest-grossing Hollywood movie to date, Steven Spielberg was taken aback by how well the 1975 film did.

He recounted: "I never would have guessed that so many people would have gone to see Jaws. In my mind, the shark looked dumb. When I went to the first preview, in Dallas, and people were screaming and popcorn was flying at the screen, my first feeling was, 'Oh my god! I didn’t think any of this was going to work.' The truth is, you never ever know."