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Released
1999 · FILM

Anna and the King

A widowed British schoolteacher in 1860s Siam must educate the king’s unruly heirs while navigating fierce court intrigue, hoping her progressive lessons will bridge cultures and win the heart of a proud monarch.

Directed by
Andy Tennant
Written by
Anna Leonowens, Steve Meerson
Rated
MPA · PG-13
Runtime
148 min
DramaHistoryRomance

Synopsis

The story follows the romance between the King of Siam (now Thailand) and the widowed British schoolteacher Anna Leonowens during the 1860s. Anna is tasked with teaching the royal children and develops a romantic relationship with the King. Through her influence, she helps him understand that a man can be loved by just one woman.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

Principal cast & crew: 22

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 Roger BondelliShot by Caleb DeschanelScored by George FentonDesigned by Luciana Arrighi

Box Office

1999 · Box office

⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.5× 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

$114.0M

Budget$75.0M
Worldwide gross$114.0M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $39.3M — 34% of worldwide · International: $74.7M (66%)

Opening weekend: $5.2M — 13% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $8.7M — 22% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 2,132 theaters

Also known as

  • Anna und der Königde
  • Anna et le Roifr

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