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Amadeus(1984)
Released
1984 · FILM

Amadeus

A dying Antonio Salieri, haunted by his rivalry with Mozart, is forced to confront his darkest secret during a confession that could shatter his legacy—and a young priest’s faith—before it’s too late.

“The Man... The Music... The Madness... The Murder... The Motion Picture.”

Directed by
Milos Forman, Michael Hausman
Written by
Peter Shaffer, Zdenek Mahler
Rated
MPA · PG
Runtime
160 min
BiographyDramaMusic

Synopsis

Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the hedonistic and remarkably talented young Salzburger composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 357+ 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 Michael ChandlerShot by Miroslav OndricekDesigned by Patrizia Von BrandensteinSound by John NuttCostumes by Christian Thuri

Box Office

1984 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 5.0× 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

$90.0M

Budget$18.0M
Worldwide gross$90.0M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $51.6M — 57% of worldwide · International: $38.4M (43%)

Opening weekend: $505K — 1% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $903K — 2% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 25 theaters

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Other versions & cuts

  • (director's cut)director's cut
  • Amadeus - Director's Cuten

These are distinct edits of the film. Their own runtime and release year aren’t on file yet — we only have the alternate title so far.

Release dates around the world3 countries · show
  • United StatesSep 6, 1984
  • BrazilOct 8, 1984
  • NetherlandsOct 11, 1984

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