Across the Universe
A restless Liverpool shipyard worker travels to America in the 1960s to confront the absent G.I. father he never knew, sparking a journey of identity and fragile bonds amid the era’s looming wars and personal reckonings.
“All you need is love.”
Synopsis
Jude, a young dockworker from Liverpool, travels to the United States in search of his estranged father, only to become entangled in the sweeping changes transforming the country. He falls in love with Lucy, who becomes involved in the expanding anti-war movement. As casualties mount in Vietnam, political tensions at home intensify, and the two lovers find themselves caught in a psychedelic world increasingly consumed by chaos.
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The scale of the collaboration
A crew of 150+ credited
Why a floor?
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Francoise BonnotShot by Bruno DelbonnelScored by Elliot GoldenthalDesigned by Mark Friedberg
Box Office
2007 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.7× 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
$29.6M
US & Canada: $24.3M — 82% of worldwide · International: $5.3M (18%)
Opening weekend: $668K — 3% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $946K — 4% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 23 theaters
Re-release box office
- 2018439 theaters
- $377K($496K today)
Domestic gross earned in theatrical re-release, by year · adjusted for inflation
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Cast & Crew
150 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Evan Rachel Wood
as Lucy
Jim Sturgess
as Jude
Joe Anderson
as Max Carrigan
Dana Fuchs
as Sadie
Martin Luther
as Jo-Jo
T V Carpio
as Prudence
Spencer Liff
as Daniel
Lisa Dwyer Hogg
as Jude's Liverpool Girlfriend
Nicholas Lumley
as Cyril
Michael Ryan
as Phil
Angela Mounsey
as Martha Feeny (Jude's Mother)
Robert Clohessy
as Wesley "Wes" Huber (Jude's Father)
Supporting cast
127Christopher Tierney
as Dorm Buddy / Dancer
Curtis Holbrook
as Dorm Buddy
Bill Buell
as Old Guy at Tavern
Ellen Hornberger
as Julia Carrigan (Lucy's Sister)
Dylan Baker
as Mr. Carrigan (Lucy's Father)
Linda Emond
as Mrs. Carrigan (Lucy's Mother)
Bill Irwin
as Uncle Teddy
Lynn Cohen
as Grandmother Carrigan
Jennifer Van Dyck
as Daniel's Mother
Timmy Mitchum
as Jo-Jo's Brother
Orfeh
as Hooker
Antonique Smith
as Hooker
Deidre Goodwin
as Hooker
Joe Cocker
as Bum / Pimp / Mad Hippie
Jacob Pitts
as Rap Magazine Employee
Harry Lennix
as Army Sergeant
Logan Marshall Green
as Paco
James Urbaniak
as Sadie's Manager
Bono
as Doctor Robert
Suzy Eddie Izzard
as Mr. Kite
Salma Hayek Pinault
as Singing Nurse
Mandy Gonzalez
as Sadie's Singer
Destan Owens
as Sadie's Singer
Cicily Daniels
as Sadie's Singer
Saycon Sengbloh
as Sadie's Singer
Daniel Stewart Sherman
as Cop at Wharf Warehouse
Sam Kitchin
as Sergeant on Rooftop
Frank Hopf
as Door Officer at Strawberry Records
Chris Mcgarry
as Sergeant on Rooftop
Karine Plantadit
as Prankster
Angela Cohen
as Prom Dancer (uncredited)
Kevin Alexander Stea
as East Village Denizen (uncredited)
William Atkinson
as Sailor (uncredited)
Ted Lochwyn
as Immigration Officer (uncredited)
Jeanine Serralles
as Dani
Caitlin Hale
as Lucy's sister
Leah Hocking
as Tavern Waitress
Rika Okamoto
as Dancer
Jarlath Conroy
as Bartender at Max's Bar
Geoffrey J D Payne
as Protester (uncredited)
Erin Elliott
as Cheer Coach
Aran Bertetto
as Partygoer (uncredited)
Edwin Freeman
as Football Player
Danya Taymor
as High School Girlfriend
Adesola A Osakalumi
as Dancer
Marcus Bellamy
as Dancer
Andrew Asnes
as Dancer
Kevin Aubin
as Dancer
Collin Baja
as Dancer
Michael Balderrama
as Dancer
Charissa Lee Barton
as Dancer
Matthew Backer
as Guru (uncredited)
Alexis Brandt
as Denizen (uncredited)
Kiva Dawson
as Max's Girl
Staceyann Chin
as Rap Magazine Employee
Tracy Westmoreland
as Fillmore Manager
Eric Michael Kochmer
as Protester (uncredited)
Julian Joy
as High School Dance Band
Randy Blair
as Mother Face (uncredited)
Robert Myers
as Protester (uncredited)
Michael Arthur
as Rooftop Cop (uncredited)
Cris D Annunzio
as Riot Cop (uncredited)
Kevin Cannon
as Professor (uncredited)
Christy Lee Hughes
as High School Student (uncredited)
Shawn Luckey
as Hippie (uncredited)
Leah O Donnell
as Dancer
Andrea Bertola Shaw
as Hippie (uncredited)
Ramon Flowers
as Drag Queen (uncredited)
Arabella Holzbog
as Prankster
Zeke Hawkins
as Student Protester (uncredited)
Julie Mcniven
as Female (uncredited)
Abigail Hawk
as Protester / Flower Child (uncredited)
Ron Cephas Jones
as Black Panther
Shane Geraghty
as Acrobat (uncredited)
Brian Smyj
as Cop (uncredited)
Brendan Burke
as Soldier (uncredited)
Jonah Falcon
as Protester (uncredited)
Samantha Futerman
as Prom Dancer (uncredited)
Alexis Carra
as East Village Denizen (uncredited)
Chris Grabher
as Student (uncredited)
Halley Wegryn Gross
as Max's Girl
Kel O Neill
as Hippie (uncredited)
Timothy R Boyce Jr
as Jock
Noah Weisberg
as ACLU Lawyer (uncredited)
Jim Ford
as Dancer - Football Player
Kent Moran
as Football Player (uncredited)
Marissa Labog
as Gossiper in Bank (uncredited)
Mari Koda
as Dancer
Adam Enright
as Prom Dancer (uncredited)
Nikki Snelson
as East Village Denizen (uncredited)
Erika Woods
as High School Student (uncredited)
Sarah Jayne Jensen
as High School Girlfriend
Kathleen Early
as SDR Worker
Allie Meixner
as Dancer
Vitta Quinn
as Black / White Painted Mod Girl (uncredited)
Ching Valdes Aran
as Luna Park
Nicole Lewis
as Young Mother (uncredited)
Daniel Ezralow
as Mother Superior
Tony Naumovski
as Soldier (uncredited)
Dennis Stowe
as Dancer
Ira David Wood Iv
as SDS Revolutionary (uncredited)
Matt Caplan
as Dorm Buddy
Sean Martin Hingston
as Dancer
Kevin Watson
as Funeral Patron (uncredited)
Dennis Jay Funny
as Detroit Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Elain R Graham
as Jo-Jo's Mother
Carol Woods
as Gospel Singer
Dominique Kelley
as Dancer
Craig Difrancia
as Football Player (uncredited)
Aisha De Haas
as Tavern Waitress
Katherine Tokarz
as Teenager (uncredited)
P J Griffith
as Frat Boy (uncredited)
Marty Lawson
as Dancer
Bill Chemerka
as Hippie (uncredited)
Cody Green
as Dancer
Ronald Sylvers
as Funeral Attendee (uncredited)
Frank Stellato
as Football Coach (uncredited)
Mohamed Dione
as Mourner in Church (uncredited)
Michael Chenevert
as Wounded Soldier (uncredited)
Shevy Gutierrez
as Dancer
Perri Lauren
as Basketball Teammate (uncredited)
Dion Baia
as National Guardsman (uncredited)
Ekaterina Sknarina
as Rita
Yassmin Alers
as Hooker
Keith Patterson
as Princeton Bully (uncredited)
Mike Arotsky
as Bystander at Rooftop Concert (uncredited)
Ashley Monique Menard
as Subway Rider (uncredited)
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