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Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy(2004)
Released
2004 · FILM

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

A cocky 1970s news anchor must outwit rival reporters and his own ego when a fierce new female co‑anchor threatens to upend his reign as San Diego’s top‑rated broadcaster.

“They bring you the news so you don't have to get it yourself.”

Directed by
Adam Mckay, Adam Mckay Nm0570912
Written by
Will Ferrell, Adam Mckay
Rated
MPA · PG-13
Runtime
95 min
Comedy
Streaming on
  • Paramount+

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How many hands made this film

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A crew of 378+ 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 Brent WhiteShot by Thomas E AckermanScored by Alex WurmanDesigned by Clayton HartleySound by Mark A ManginiCostumes by Debra McguireStunts by Brian AveryVFX by Richard R Hoover

Box Office

2004 · Box office

✅ Made its money back — grossed 3.5× 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

$90.6M

Budget$26.0M
Worldwide gross$90.6M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $85.3M — 94% of worldwide · International: $5.3M (6%)

Opening weekend: $28.4M — 33% of its US run.

Opening week (7-day): $43.1M — 51% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 3,091 theaters

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Also known as

  • Anchorman - Die Legende von Ron Burgundyde
  • Der Anchormande
  • Der Anchorman - Die Geschichte von Ron Burgundyde
  • Der Anchorman - Die Legende von Ron Burgundyde
  • Présentateur vedette : La Légende de Ron Burgundyfr
  • Anchorman - La leggenda di Ron Burgundyit

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