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Braveheart(1995)

Released

1995 · FILM

Braveheart

A vengeful Scottish warrior leads a rebellion against the ruthless English king who murdered his family and oppressed his people, sparking a fierce battle for freedom and the soul of a nation.

“Every man dies, not every man really lives.”

Directed by

Mel Gibson, Matt Earl Beesley

Written by

Randall Wallace, Randall Wallace Nm0908824

Rated

MPA · R

Runtime

178 min

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Synopsis

After the murder of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace kills a group of soldiers belonging to the local English lord. The act sparks a revolt in the village, which eventually grows into a nationwide uprising against English rule.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 630+ 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 Steven RosenblumShot by John TollScored by James HornerDesigned by Thomas E SandersSound by Lon BenderCostumes by Charles KnodeStunts by Simon CraneVFX by Michael Fink Nm0277842

Box Office

1995 · Box office

✅ Made its money back — grossed 3.0× 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

$213.2M

Budget$72.0M

Worldwide gross$213.2M

break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $75.6M — 35% of worldwide · International: $137.6M (65%)

Opening weekend: $2.6M — 3% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $2.6M — 3% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 2,035 theaters

Full synopsis

Versions & cuts

assembly cut· 225 min

Also known as

Corazón valientees
Braveheart: Cuore impavidoit
(Bulgarian)Смело сърце

Release dates around the world2 countries · show

United StatesMay 18, 1995
CanadaMay 24, 1995

Companies

ProductionIcon Entertainment International, The Ladd Company, B.H. Finance C.V.

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