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Brokeback Mountain(2005)
Released
2005 · FILM

Brokeback Mountain

A stoic Wyoming rancher must choose between his conventional life with family and the secret, passionate bond he shares with a fellow cowboy, as societal prejudice and personal fear threaten to destroy both their futures.

“Love is a force of nature.”

Directed by
Ang Lee, Michael Hausman
Written by
Annie Proulx, Larry Mcmurtry
Rated
BBFC · 15
Runtime
134 min
DramaRomance

Synopsis

In the 1960s in Wyoming, two men form a deep emotional and sexual bond that becomes a lasting connection. Their relationship continues over the years, growing more complex as both men marry and begin families of their own.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 270+ 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 Geraldine PeroniShot by Rodrigo PrietoScored by Gustavo SantaolallaDesigned by Judy BeckerSound by Eugene GeartyCostumes by Marit AllenStunts by Kirk Jarrett

Box Office

2005 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 13× 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

$178.0M

Budget$14.0M
Worldwide gross$178.0M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $83.0M — 47% of worldwide · International: $95.0M (53%)

Opening weekend: $547K — 1% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $966K — 1% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 5 theaters

Re-release box office

2025754 theaters
$1.6M($1.7M today)

Domestic gross earned in theatrical re-release, by year · adjusted for inflation

Full synopsis

Also known as

  • Los amanteses
  • Le secret de Brokeback Mountainfr
  • I segreti di Brokeback Mountainit
Release dates around the world5 countries · show
  • ItalySep 2, 2005
  • United StatesSep 3, 2005
  • CanadaSep 10, 2005
  • BrazilOct 6, 2005
  • SpainOct 22, 2005

Companies

ProductionFocus Features, River Road Entertainment, Alberta Film Entertainment

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