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Released
2016 · FILM

Central Intelligence

A disgraced former star athlete turned forensic accountant must confront the lingering trauma of a high‑school humiliation when his past victim resurfaces, forcing him to choose between salvaging his crumbling marriage or exposing a dangerous corporate conspiracy that threatens both their lives.

“Saving the world takes a little Hart and a big Johnson.”

Directed by
Rawson Marshall Thurber, Kenneth Donaldson
Written by
Ike Barinholtz, David Stassen
Rated
MPA · PG-13
Runtime
107 min
ActionComedyCrime

Synopsis

Calvin Joyner, a mild-mannered accountant whose high school glory days are long behind him, reconnects with an awkward pal from high school through Facebook. After meeting up, Calvin’s mundane life takes an unexpectedly thrilling turn when he is drawn into a series of events that challenge his quiet existence.

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A crew of 954+ 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 Brian Scott OldsShot by Barry PetersonScored by Ludwig GoranssonDesigned by Stephen J LineweaverSound by Tammy FearingCostumes by Rebecca ToddStunts by Mark FicheraVFX by Robert Bock

Box Office

2016 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 4.3× 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

$217.0M

Budget$50.0M
Worldwide gross$217.0M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $127.4M — 59% of worldwide · International: $89.5M (41%)

Opening weekend: $35.5M — 28% of its US run.

Opening week (7-day): $50.9M — 40% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 3,508 theaters

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Also known as

  • Central Intelligencede
  • Central Intelligence - Zwei Buddies gegen die CIAde
  • Zwei Buddies gegen die CIAde
  • Agents presque secretsfr
  • Una spia e mezzoit

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