Black Mass
Whitey Bulger, the ruthless kingpin of South Boston’s Winter Hill Gang, must outmaneuver a deadly rival mafia family and a conflicted FBI agent who coerces him into becoming an informant, or risk losing his empire and everything he holds dear.
“Keep your enemies close.”
Synopsis
Whitey Bulger, brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, became an FBI informant in order to take down a Mafia family that was encroaching on his territory.
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How many hands made this film
The scale of the collaboration
A crew of 419+ 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 David RosenbloomShot by Masanobu TakayanagiScored by Tom HolkenborgDesigned by Stefania CellaSound by Ron Bartlett Nm0058897Costumes by Kasia Walicka MaimoneStunts by G A Aguilar
Box Office
2015 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.9× 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
$100.0M
US & Canada: $62.6M — 63% of worldwide · International: $37.4M (37%)
Opening weekend: $22.6M — 36% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $31.1M — 50% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 3,188 theaters
Full synopsis
Also known as
- Black Mass - Der Pate von Bostonde
- Strictly Criminalfr
- Black Mass - L'ultimo gangsterit
- (Bulgarian)Черна служба
Release dates around the world4 countries · showhide
- ItalySep 4, 2015
- United StatesSep 4, 2015
- CanadaSep 14, 2015
- United Arab EmiratesSep 17, 2015
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Cast & Crew
419 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Johnny Depp
as James 'Whitey' Bulger
Benedict Cumberbatch
as Billy Bulger
Dakota Johnson
as Lindsey Cyr
Joel Edgerton
as John Connolly
Kevin Bacon
as FBI Agent Charles McGuire
Peter Sarsgaard
as Brian Halloran
Jesse Plemons
as Kevin Weeks
Rory Cochrane
as Stephen Flemmi
David Harbour
as John Morris
Adam Scott
as FBI Agent Robert Fitzpatrick
Corey Stoll
as Fred Wyshak
Julianne Nicholson
as Marianne Connolly
Supporting cast
187W Earl Brown
as John Martorano
Bill Camp
as John Callahan
Juno Temple
as Deborah Hussey
Mark Mahoney
as Mickey Maloney
Brad Carter
as John McIntyre
Scott Anderson
as Tommy King
Lonnie Farmer
as DEA Agent Eric Olsen (Interrogator)
Mary Klug
as Mom Bulger
Erica Mcdermott
as Mary Bulger
Luke Ryan
as Douglas Cyr
Owen Burke
as Buddy Leonard
Lewis D Wheeler
as Jeremiah O'Sullivan
Robert Walsh
as Sr. FBI Official
Billy Meleady
as Joe Cahill
Jamie Donnelly
as Mrs. Cody
David De Beck
as Roger Wheeler
David Conley
as Officer Flynn
Ciaran Crawford
as Irish Nationalist
Thomas Philip O Neill
as FBI Wire Tech
Joey Vacchio
as Joey, Big Italian
Bill Haims
as Gennaro Angiulo
Anthony Molinari
as Charlie McTiernan
Todd Ryan Jones
as Charlie's Friend
Declan Mulvey
as Charlie's Friend
Bates Wilder
as Agent James
Marc Carver
as Dick Lehr
Richard Donelly
as Gerard O'Neill
Gary Galone
as State Captain
Brian A White
as Prisoner
Peter Morse
as FBI Agent
Tom Kemp
as Father Mackey
Patrick M Walsh
as Michael Donahue
Naheem Garcia
as DEA Agent
Kathryn A Beauchamp
as Nurse
Stephen Curran
as Drug Dealer
Darin X L Maceachern
as Drug Dealer
Cary Big Shug Guy
as Drug Dealer
Sean Malone
as Crook
Jack Neary
as Barman
Jimmy Joe Maher
as Boot Shop Owner
Forry Buckingham
as World Jai Alai Chairman
Danny Demiller
as Porthole Bartender
Michael F Murphy
as Porthole Customer
Alexander Cook
as DEA Agent Dan Doherty
Ava Cooper
as Little Mary Bulger
Stella Cooper
as Kathleen Bulger
Giovanni Alabiso
as Pancake Breakfast Attendee
Keith Amato
as FBI Agent
Evin Charles Anderson
as Federal Agent
Michael Balzano Iii
as Bar Patron
Cayley Bell
as Teddy
Marshall Berenson
as TV News Reporter
Yuval Bibi
as Photographer
Melinda Boczanowski
as FBI Agent's Wife
Jim Boyd
as Motorist
Thomas Brogan
as Funeral Mourner
Jeff T Buco
as Guard
John J Burke
as Politician
Tommy Burke
as Vintage Car Driver
Mark Burzenski
as Press Cameraman, Southie Spectator
Joe Cali
as Cameraman
Christina Calvao
as Politician
Joe Jafo Carriere
as Dead Italian Mobster #1
Tom Carrigan
as Pedestrian
Cary Christiansen
as Protestor
Connie Chung
as Self
Terry Conforti
as Alice Sessions
Angel Connell
as Restaurant Bar Patron
Jeffrey Corazzini
as Photographer
Stevie Costa
as Mobster
Thomas Coughlin
as Protester
Devon Coull
as Miami Pedestrian
Peter Crafts
as Bar Patron
David J Cummins
as LA FBI Task Agent 1
Naysa Kaira Dasilva
as Child at Beach
Olivia Davis
as Bulger Cousin
James Davison
as Irish Mobster
Julie Ann Dawson
as Floor Dancer
Steven Demarco
as Angiulo's Soldier
Lunara Devers
as Background
Damien Di Paola
as Rocco
Mike Di Stasio
as FBI Agent
Simba Dibinga
as FBI Agent
Sal Dimino
as Gangster
Elizabeth Dings
as Reporter
Michael Doherty
as Vintage Car Driver
Brian Dole
as Cameraman
Tom Driscoll
as Parishioner, Pancake Breakfast Attendee
Curtis Eames
as Irish Mobster
Dicky Eklund Jr
as Street Protester
Larry Eudene
as Orange Cart Vendor
Joel Fearon
as FBI Agent
Steve Flynn Iii
as FBI Special Agent
Thomas Michael Flynn
as Protestor
Jim Ford
as Protestor
Adam Freeman
as Breakfast Guest
Abigail Friend
as Parade spectator
Susan Marie Garfield
as Press Photographer
John Gigliotti
as Core FBI Agent
Suzanne Gillies
as Cafeteria Patron
Jared M Gordon
as Mourner
Phyllis Gordon
as Irish American Woman
Karl Carlo Green
as Mafia Guy and 1972 Cadillac
Elaine Victoria Grey
as Italian Woman
Kirsten Grimes
as FBI Secretary
Josh Gunderson
as Bartender
Jason Hair Wynn
as Disco Dancer
London Hall
as Port Hole Bar Patron, Funeral Attendee
Benjamin Healy
as Republican Against Busing
Arthur Hiou
as FBI Agent, Driver
Steven Howitt
as Vintage Car Driver
Lin Hult
as Politicians Wife
Frankie Imbergamo
as FBI Agent
Berglind Jonsdottir
as Anna Bjornsdottir
Kate Jurdi
as Flemmi's Girlfriend
Jeff Kamps
as Walker
Colleen Kelly
as Marion Hussey
William Ambrose Kennedy
as FBI Dir Wm Sessions
Rhet Kidd
as Lowlife #2
Graham King
as Havana Bar Patron
Jeremiah Kissel
as Commisioner DiGrazia
Kathy Lashay Berenson
as Protesting Mom
Davide Leone
as Spectator
Ian Leson
as FBI Agent
John Joseph Lindsey
as Port Hole Bar Patron
Dean Littlefield
as Wire Tech
Jeanne Lohnes
as Protester
Charles Luise
as Boston PD Tactical Patrol Force
Gwen Mackay
as Protester
Paige Maclean
as Pedestrian
Bretton Manley
as Young Boy
Benjamin Manoli
as Teen Boy on Banana Bike
Tom Mariano
as Italian Mobster
Jason Mayoh
as Mr. Saint Paddy
Jamie Mazareas
as Restaurant Patron
Jimmy Mccarthy
as Bartender
Ryan Barry Mccarthy
as FBI Agent
Conor Mcgrath
as Little Billy Bulger
Roger Mudd
as Self
Danae Nason
as McGuire's Secretary
John O Halloran
as Dock Worker
Josette Oberton
as Girl at Parade
Joseph Oliveira
as FBI Agent
Richard Pacheco
as Parade Spectator
Linda Palermo
as Extra
Levon Panek
as Club Goer
Nicole Parrish
as Bar Patron, Protester
Jon Pierce
as Eddie Phillips
Maeve Power
as Mary Bulger
Jim Powers
as The Mayor
Marinko Radakovic
as Bartender
Steve Rasetta
as Lowlife #1 (Halloran's Drug Dealer)
Jeannine Reardon
as School Teacher
Doug Reed
as Driver in Black Datsun
Stew Replogle
as Funeral Attendee
Alan Resnic
as Arresting FBI Agent
David Riccio Jr
as Waiter
Ariana Ruckle
as Latin Dancer
James Russo
as Agent Scott Gariola
Shane Ryan
as Chris Bulger
Sonny Saggese
as Boston Firefighter
Alice Marie Sheehan
as Girl at Parade
Aaron Snyder
as Parade Kid
Chaunty Spillane
as Restaurant Patron
Sydney St Claire
as Parade attendant
Jeremy Strong
as Josh Bond
Michael Steven Swanson
as Police Officer
Phil Tavares
as LA FBI Agent
Carole Taylor
as Parade Spectator
Cyndal Todd
as Waitress
Stephen Trouskie
as Waiter
Eddie Troy
as Dock Worker
J T Turner
as School Teacher
Jp Valenti
as Bartender
Adam Vera
as Winter Hill Gangster
George J Vezina
as FBI Task Force Agent
Nicolas Villamizar
as Bar Patron
Kyle Viveiros
as FBI Agent
Scott Wahle
as Background
Alyssa Mae Walsh
as Girl at Parade
Paul S Warner
as Parade Spectator
Tim Whalen
as Parade Spectator
Geoff Whitman
as FBI Agent
Dora Winifred
as Beachgoer, Restaurant Patron, Nightclub Partier
Darryl Wooten
as St. Paddy's Day Patron
Anthony Wozniak
as Angiulo Mobster
Ron G Young
as Drunk Walker
Directors
1Writers
5Producers
21Adam Kassan
co-executive producer
Brett Granstaff
executive producer
Brett Ratner
executive producer
Brian Oliver
Producer, producer (produced by)
Christopher Woodrow
executive producer
Chuck Rock
co-executive producer
Compton Ross
executive producer
Erik Rogers
digital intermediate producer
Gary Granstaff
executive producer
James Packer
executive producer
John Lesher
Producer, Producers, producer (produced by)
Michael Bassick
co-executive producer
Patrick Mccormick
Producer, Producers, producer (produced by)
Peter Mallouk
executive producer
Phil Hunt
executive producer
Philippe Majdalani
digital intermediate producer
Ray Mallouk
executive producer
Richard Mirisch
associate producer
Scott Cooper
Producer, Producers, producer (produced by)
Steven Mnuchin
executive producer
Tyler Thompson
producer (produced by)
Other crew
207Joseph E Doyle
24 frame playback (as Joseph Doyle)
Claire Simpson
additional editing
Ali Christenhusz
additional music programming (as Aljoscha Christenhuß)
Scooter Perrotta
additonal second second assistant director (uncredited)
Caitlin Mckenna
adr voice casting (uncredited)
Gary Mau
animator: title sequence (uncredited)
Robert Rock Galotti
armorer (uncredited)
Jeremy Woodward
Art Director
Tracey A Doyle
as Tracey Doyle
Brittany Truett
assistant accountant
Cami Stratton
assistant accountant
Greg Highsmith
assistant accountant
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