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The Big Short

Hollywood20152h 11mEnglishTop 71% of Hollywood budgets
56Standing

433rd of 1,098 in Hollywood

Reported gross
46
Return on budget
72
Audience rating
77
Momentum
40
  • Out-grossed 46% of Hollywood releases with reported figures ($133M).
  • Returned 4.8× its budget, against an industry median of 3.1×.
  • Momentum in the 40th percentile.
  • Audience rating 7.4 from 10,135 votes, the 77th percentile.
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Cost
$28M
Took
$133M
Blockbuster4.8× its cost

Against a Hollywood median of 3.1×, so this one returned 1.5 times what a typical release there does.

The money says blockbuster. What do you say?

The picture

The men who made millions from a global economic meltdown.

Released
11 December 2015
Runtime
2h 11m
Language
English
Industry
Hollywood
Top billedAll 24 credits
Made by
Director
Adam McKay
Original Music Composer
Nicholas Britell
Director of Photography
Barry Ackroyd
Filed under
ComedyDrama

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