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Cast Away(2000)
Released
2000 · FILM

Cast Away

A FedEx systems analyst, constantly on the road and drifting from his relationship, races across the globe to resolve a critical delivery—only to find his world unraveling as the past and present collide in a race against time.

“At the edge of the world, his journey begins.”

Directed by
Robert Zemeckis, Alan B Curtiss
Written by
William Broyles Jr
Rated
MPA · PG-13
Runtime
143 min
AdventureDramaRomance

Synopsis

is stranded on a deserted island after a flight from San Francisco to Sydney goes down in the South Pacific. With no way to communicate with the outside world, he must survive alone, using his resourcefulness and the few items he salvages from the wreckage. Over time, he develops a relationship with a volleyball he names "Wilson," which becomes a source of emotional support. After four years, Chuck is finally rescued, but he finds that the world he once knew has changed, and so has he. Reconnecting with Kelly proves difficult, as she has moved on with her life. Chuck must come to terms with his new reality and the time he lost.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 295+ 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 Arthur SchmidtShot by Don BurgessScored by Alan SilvestriDesigned by Rick CarterSound by Larry HopkinsCostumes by Joanna JohnstonStunts by Doug Coleman

Box Office

2000 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 4.8× 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

$429.6M

Budget$90.0M
Worldwide gross$429.6M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $233.6M — 54% of worldwide · International: $196.0M (46%)

Opening weekend: $28.9M — 12% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $69.7M — 30% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 2,774 theaters

Full synopsis

Also known as

  • Cast Away - Verschollende
  • Verschollende
  • Náufragoes
  • Seul au mondefr
  • (Bulgarian)Корабокрушенецът
Release dates around the world4 countries · show
  • United StatesDec 7, 2000
  • CanadaDec 22, 2000
  • SwitzerlandJan 11, 2001
  • CzechiaJan 11, 2001

Companies

Production20th Century Fox, DreamWorks Pictures, ImageMovers

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