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Chappie(2015)
Released
2015 · FILM

Chappie

A brilliant scientist races to unleash a sentient police android that could restore order in a crime‑riddled Johannesburg, but he must outwit his ruthless corporation and a jealous weapons engineer before the city’s reliance on cold machines spirals into chaos.

“I am consciousness. I am alive. I am Chappie.”

Directed by
Neill Blomkamp, James Bitonti
Written by
Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell
Rated
MPA · R
Runtime
120 min
ActionCrimeDrama

Synopsis

Chappie is a highly intelligent and unique robot, designed with the potential for independent thought and emotional growth. Like a child, he is shaped by the people and environment around him, experiencing both positive and negative influences. As he navigates his world, Chappie must rely on his instincts and inner strength to determine his own path and develop a sense of self.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 651+ 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 Julian ClarkeShot by Trent OpalochScored by Hans ZimmerDesigned by Jules CookSound by Craig Berkey Nm0075389Costumes by Diana CilliersStunts by Kerry GreggVFX by Geoff Anderson

Box Office

2015 · Box office

⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 2.1× 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

$104.4M

Budget$49.0M
Worldwide gross$104.4M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $31.6M — 30% of worldwide · International: $72.8M (70%)

Opening weekend: $13.3M — 42% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $17.6M — 56% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 3,201 theaters

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Also known as

  • Chappiede
  • Humandroidit

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