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3 Idiots(2009)
Released
2009 · FILM

3 Idiots

Three former college rivals embark on a high‑stakes road trip across India to find the enigmatic prodigy who disappeared after graduation, hoping his breakthrough invention will save their careers—and uncover the truth behind their past rivalry.

“Aal Izz Well!”

Directed by
Rajkumar Hirani
Written by
Abhijat Joshi, Rajkumar Hirani
Rated
BBFC · 12A
Runtime
170 min
Language
HI
ComedyDrama

Synopsis

Rancho is a free-spirited, unconventional college student who enrolls at one of India's most prestigious universities. From the moment he arrives, his unorthodox ideas and bold actions disrupt the traditional campus environment, profoundly affecting the lives of his two new friends. Together, the trio becomes a source of frustration for "Virus," the university's strict and unfeeling dean. When Rancho's charm and intelligence capture the attention of the dean's daughter, Virus becomes determined to expel the three students—dubbed the "3 Idiots"—by any means necessary.

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A crew of 44+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Rajkumar HiraniShot by C K MuraleedharanScored by Shantanu MoitraDesigned by Sumit Basu

Box Office

2009 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 7.8× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$70.0M

Budget$9.0M
Worldwide gross$70.0M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $6.5M — 9% of worldwide · International: $63.5M (91%)

Opening weekend: $504K — 8% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $504K — 8% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 119 theaters

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Also known as

  • 3 Idiotsde
  • Three Idiotsen
  • 3 Idiotses
  • 3 Idiotsfr

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