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Available November 13 on Blu-ray & DVD Combo Pack and HD Digital

Brave(2012)
Released
2012 · FILM

Brave

A headstrong Scottish princess defies an arranged marriage by entering the Highland Games herself, risking war and her clan’s future to claim her own destiny.

“Change your fate.”

Directed by
Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman
Written by
Mark Andrews, Steve Purcell
Rated
FSK · FSK 6
Runtime
93 min
ActionAdventureAnimation
Streaming on
  • Disney+

Synopsis

Merida is a princess in a mystical Scottish Highland kingdom ruled by her parents, King Fergus and Queen Elinor. Known for her unruly nature and skill as an archer, Merida defies a sacred custom of the land, inadvertently causing turmoil in the kingdom. To try to restore balance, she seeks out an eccentric old Wise Woman and receives a wish with unintended consequences. Merida's journey also involves the kingdom's three lords—Lord MacGuffin, Lord Macintosh, and Lord Dingwall—who provide both assistance and comic relief.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 175+ 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 Nicholas C SmithShot by Erik AndersonScored by Patrick DoyleDesigned by Steve PilcherSound by Nia Hansen

Box Office

2012 · Box office

✅ Made its money back — grossed 2.9× 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

$539.0M

Budget$185.0M
Worldwide gross$539.0M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $237.3M — 44% of worldwide · International: $301.7M (56%)

Opening weekend: $66.3M — 28% of its US run.

Opening week (7-day): $97.7M — 41% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 4,164 theaters

Full synopsis

Also known as

  • (Alternative Title)Cəsur
  • Merida - Legende der Highlandsde
  • Bear and the Bowen
  • Rebellefr
Release dates around the world4 countries · show
  • United StatesJun 10, 2012
  • CanadaJun 19, 2012
  • ChinaJun 19, 2012
  • AustraliaJun 21, 2012

Companies

ProductionWalt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios

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