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Released
2017 · FILM

Baywatch

When elite lifeguard Lt. Mitch Buchannon must thwart a deadly drug operation threatening Emerald Bay while training a cocky Olympic swimmer for the Baywatch team, he battles corrupt officials and personal rivalries to keep the shoreline safe.

Don't worry, summer is coming.

Rated
MPA · R
Runtime
116 min
ActionComedyCrime
Streaming on
  • Prime Video

Synopsis

Lifeguard Mitch Buchannon clashes with a bold new recruit as they work together to uncover a criminal scheme threatening the future of the Bay.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 837+ 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 Peter S ElliotShot by Eric SteelbergScored by Christopher LennertzDesigned by Shepherd FrankelSound by Anna BehlmerCostumes by Dayna PinkStunts by Clay CullenVFX by Cj Cole

Box Office

2017 · Box office

Made its money back — grossed 2.6× 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

$177.9M

Budget$69.0M
Worldwide gross$177.9M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $58.1M 33% of worldwide · International: $119.8M (67%)

Opening weekend: $4.6M 8% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $4.6M8% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 3,647 theaters

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Versions & cuts

  • Extended Cut· 121 min

Also known as

  • Baywatchde
  • Alerte à Malibufr
  • Baywatch - Alerte à Malibufr
  • (Bulgarian)Спасители на плажа
Release dates around the world4 countries · show
  • RomaniaMay 12, 2017
  • CzechiaMay 18, 2017
  • TaiwanMay 25, 2017
  • United StatesMay 25, 2017

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