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Released
2004 · FILM

Cellular

A frantic college student answers a random 911‑style call from a kidnapped mother and races against time to locate her before the abductors strike again, putting his own life on the line.

“If the signal dies so does she.”

Directed by
David R Ellis, Jose Clemente Hernandez
Written by
Larry Cohen, Chris Morgan
Rated
MPA · PG-13
Runtime
94 min
ActionCrimeThriller

Synopsis

A young man receives an urgent phone call on his cell phone from an older woman, who claims to have been kidnapped and warns that the kidnappers are now targeting her husband and child.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 298+ 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 Eric A SearsShot by Gary CapoScored by John OttmanDesigned by Jaymes HinkleSound by Hector C GikaCostumes by Christopher LawrenceStunts by Annie EllisVFX by Chris Del Conte

Box Office

2004 · Box office

⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 2.3× 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

$57.7M

Budget$25.0M
Worldwide gross$57.7M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $32.0M — 55% of worldwide · International: $25.7M (45%)

Opening weekend: $10.6M — 33% of its US run.

Opening week (7-day): $12.9M — 40% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 2,749 theaters

Also known as

  • Final Callde
  • Final Call - Wenn er auflegt, muss sie sterbende
  • (Bulgarian)Мобилна връзка
Release dates around the world5 countries · show
  • CanadaSep 10, 2004
  • United StatesSep 10, 2004
  • IsraelSep 16, 2004
  • United KingdomSep 24, 2004
  • IrelandSep 24, 2004

Companies

ProductionNew Line Cinema, Electric Entertainment, LFG Filmproduktions & Company

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