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Released
2011 · FILM

A Dangerous Method

A brilliant but tormented young woman becomes the obsession of Dr. Carl Jung, who must master his mentor’s psychoanalytic techniques to save her mind—while a fierce rivalry with Sigmund Freud threatens to unravel both their careers and the very foundations of modern psychology.

“Why deny what you desire the most.”

Directed by
David Cronenberg, Patrick Arias
Written by
Christopher Hampton, John Kerr
Rated
MPA · R
Runtime
99 min
BiographyDramaRomance
Streaming on
  • Paramount+

Synopsis

Driven by the challenge of an impossible case, Dr. Carl Jung takes on Sabina Spielrein, a troubled yet brilliant young woman, as his patient. He employs the psychoanalytic methods taught by his mentor, Sigmund Freud. Both Jung and Freud become captivated by Sabina's complex and compelling presence.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 250+ 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 Ronald SandersShot by Peter SuschitzkyScored by Michal HolubecDesigned by James McateerSound by Christian Cooke Nm0177397Costumes by Denise CronenbergVFX by Dennis Berardi

Box Office

2011 · Box office

⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.8× 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

$27.5M

Budget$15.0M
Worldwide gross$27.5M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $5.7M — 21% of worldwide · International: $21.8M (79%)

Opening weekend: $59K — 1% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $59K — 1% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 4 theaters

Also known as

  • (English)A Dangerous Method
  • Eine dunkle Begierdede
  • (Bulgarian)Опасен метод
Release dates around the world4 countries · show
  • ItalySep 2, 2011
  • United StatesSep 3, 2011
  • CanadaSep 10, 2011
  • SwitzerlandOct 1, 2011

Companies

ProductionRecorded Picture Company (RPC), Lago Film, Prospero Pictures

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