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Released
2003 · FILM

A Mighty Wind

Three fading folk groups scramble to stage a heartfelt reunion concert for their late manager’s son, battling clashing egos and dwindling relevance before the show—and their legacy—falls apart.

“Back together for the first time, again.”

Directed by
Christopher Guest
Written by
Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy
Runtime
92 min
ComedyMusic

Synopsis

Three eclectic, little-known folk bands reunite after many years for the first time following the death of their shared manager. At the request of the manager's son, they organize a reunion concert in his honor.

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How many hands made this film

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Principal cast & crew: 16

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

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 Robert LeightonShot by Arlene NelsonDesigned by Joseph T Garrity

Box Office

2003 · Box office

✅ Made its money back — grossed 3.1× 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

$18.8M

Budget$6.0M
Worldwide gross$18.8M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $17.8M — 95% of worldwide · International: $969K (5%)

Opening weekend: $619K — 3% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $619K — 3% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 133 theaters

Also known as

  • Un poderoso vientoes

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