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Released
2009 · FILM

Astro Boy

A young robot with extraordinary powers must protect a futuristic city and prove his worth to a world that fears him, while confronting the political forces that seek to destroy him.

“Have a blast.”

Directed by
David Bowers
Written by
Timothy Harris, David Bowers
Rated
MPA · PG
Runtime
94 min
ActionAdventureAnimation

Synopsis

Set in the futuristic Metro City, Astro Boy (Atom) is a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant scientist in the image of the son he had lost. Unable to fulfill his creator's expectations, Atom struggles to find his own identity while using his abilities to protect the city and its people from various threats.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

Principal cast & crew: 21

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 Robert AnichShot by Pepe ValenciaScored by John OttmanDesigned by Sam Michlap

Box Office

2009 · Box office

⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 2.0× 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

$19.6M

Budget$10.0M
Worldwide gross$19.6M
break-even (2.5×)

Opening weekend: $6.7M — 34% of its US run.

Opening week (7-day): $7.9M — 40% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 3,014 theaters

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  • Astro Boy - Der Filmde

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