40 Days and 40 Nights
A commitment-phobic web designer swears off sex for Lent, only to have the woman of his dreams arrive and threaten to shatter his resolve before the 40‑day deadline.
“Easier said than done.”
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Matt Sullivan
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A crew of 413+ credited
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Edited by Nicholas A SmithShot by Elliot DavisScored by Rolfe KentDesigned by Sharon SeymourSound by Lora Hirschberg Nm0386567Costumes by Jana MacdonaldStunts by David JacoxVFX by Adam Ealovega
Box Office
2002 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 5.6× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$95.1M
US & Canada: $38.0M — 40% of worldwide · International: $57.2M (60%)
Opening weekend: $12.2M — 32% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $15.8M — 42% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 2,225 theaters
Also known as
- (Bulgarian)40 дни и 40 нoщи
- 40 Tage und 40 Nächtede
- 40 días y 40 nocheses
- 40 jours et 40 nuitsfr
- 40 giorni & 40 nottiit
- 40 giorni e 40 nottiit
Release dates around the world5 countries · showhide
- CanadaMar 1, 2002
- United StatesMar 1, 2002
- IsraelApr 11, 2002
- DenmarkApr 19, 2002
- SwedenApr 19, 2002
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Cast & Crew
413 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Supporting cast
28Vinessa Shaw
as Nicole
Stefanie Von Pfetten
as Girl in Chinatown
Stanley Anderson
as Father Maher
Griffin Dunne
as Jerry
Jarrad Paul
as Duncan
Terry Chen
as Neil
Kai Lennox
as Nick
Chris Gauthier
as Mikey
Barry Newman
as Dad
Mary Gross
as Mom
Maggie Gyllenhaal
as Sam
Alan Draven
as Computer Nerd
Dylan Neal
as David
Michelle Harrison
as Maureen
Rueben Grundy
as Computer Nerd #2
Jason Low
as Merj
Tracy Kyser
as Business Woman
Nicole Wilder
as Anastasia
Natassia Malthe
as Girl in Bed
Susan Bain
as Ms. Willow
Chiara Zanni
as Nun
Theresa Alexandria
as Pretty Girl 2
Gina Devettori
as Blonde Delivery Girl
Tullan Holmqvist
as Boss
Annie Lore
as Cafe Patron
Angie Ruiz
as Girl Eating Banana
Alain Villeneuve
as Jesus
Amanda Welles
as Fantasy Girl
Directors
1Writers
1Producers
12Daniel Shepherd
assistant to producers (uncredited)
Debra Hayward
executive producer
Dianna Oliva Day
visual effects producer
Eric Fellner
Producer, Producers
Jennifer J Thomas
line producer: additional unit, San Francisco (as Jennifer Thomas)
Liza Chasin
executive producer
Michael London
Producer
Michael London Nm0518757
Producer, Producers
Peter V Ware
visual effects producer: Stargate Digital (as Peter Ware)
Sam Nicholson
visual effects producer: Stargate Digital
Stuart M Besser
co-producer
Tim Bevan
Producer, Producers
Other crew
365Jill M Ohanneson
(as Jill Ohanneson), as Jill Ohanneson
Yvonne J Hurst
(as Yvonne Hurst), as Yvonne Hurst
Jackie Bissley
accounting clerk
Jerrold Mckinley Ivery
accounting clerk (uncredited)
Pierre G Verge
adaptation: Canada French dub / dubbing director: Canada French dub
Mellisa Glass
additional costumer: San Francisco
Shawn Finch
additional hair
Kerry Wikstrom
additional orchestrator
Karen G Wilson
adr editor (as Karen Wilson)
Jeff Gomillion
adr mixer (uncredited)
Philip Rogers
adr recordist (uncredited)
Christina Ma
adr voice
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