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Big Fish (2003) Original Trailer [FHD]

Big Fish(2003)
Released
2003 · FILM

Big Fish

A skeptical son reunites with his dying, myth‑making father and must confront a surreal legacy of witches, giants and hidden towns before their fragile bond is lost forever.

An adventure as big as life itself.

Directed by
Rated
MPA · PG-13
Runtime
125 min
AdventureDramaFantasy

Synopsis

Edward Bloom is a man known for his large appetites, intense passions, and elaborate storytelling throughout his life. As he grows older, he remains an enigma to his son, William. Seeking to understand his father more deeply, William begins reconstructing the true nature of Edward by examining flashbacks that reveal his remarkable adventures.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 74+ 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 Chris LebenzonShot by Philippe RousselotScored by Danny ElfmanDesigned by Dennis Gassner

Box Office

2003 · Box office

⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.8× 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

$123.2M

Budget$70.0M
Worldwide gross$123.2M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $66.8M 54% of worldwide · International: $56.4M (46%)

Opening weekend: $74K 0% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $74K0% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 6 theaters

Full synopsis

Also known as

  • Big Fish - Der Zauber, der ein Leben zur Legende machtde

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