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Released
2015 · FILM

Anomalisa

A disenchanted motivational speaker who perceives every person as interchangeable embarks on a chance encounter with a singular woman, risking his fragile routine in search of genuine connection and meaning.

“Welcome to the Kaufman surreal-neorealism tale in a dull world of sameness.”

Directed by
Duke Johnson, Charlie Kaufman
Written by
Charlie Kaufman, David D Au
Rated
MPA · R
Runtime
90 min
AnimationComedyDrama

Synopsis

An inspirational speaker finds renewed energy after encountering a vibrant woman who disrupts his routine and uneventful life.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 161+ 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 Garret ElkinsShot by Joe PassarelliScored by Carter BurwellDesigned by John JoyceSound by Christopher S AudCostumes by Susan DonymVFX by Raoul Bolognini

Box Office

2015 · 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

$5.7M

Budget$8.0M
Worldwide gross$5.7M
break-even (2.5×)

Opening week (7-day): $75K

Peak 4 theaters

Also known as

  • Anomalisade
  • (English)White Puppet Problems
Release dates around the world4 countries · show
  • United StatesSep 4, 2015
  • ItalySep 8, 2015
  • CanadaSep 15, 2015
  • SpainSep 20, 2015

Companies

ProductionParamount Animation, HanWay Films, Harmonius Claptrap, Snoot Entertainment, Starburns Industries
DistributionParamount Pictures, GEM Entertainment, HanWay Films, Andes Films, B&H Film Distribution
Special effectsDrawn by the Light VFX, Boundary Visual Effects, Tangerine Apps, Mind & Machine, Digikore VFX
Other companiesHanWay Films, Avatar Recording Studios, Cinelease, Clearance Domain, Fintage CAM, Kickstarter

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