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Released
1997 · FILM

Chasing Amy

A comic book duo's business and friendship unravel when one forms an unexpected bond with a lesbian writer at a convention, clashing with his homophobic partner's resentment.

“It's not who you love. It's how.”

Directed by
Kevin Smith, David Klein
Written by
Kevin Smith
Rated
MPA · R
Color
Black & White
Runtime
113 min
ComedyDramaRomance
Streaming on
  • MGM+

Synopsis

Holden and Banky are comic book artists whose lives are proceeding smoothly until they encounter Alyssa, another comic book artist. Holden becomes infatuated with her, but his feelings are dashed when he discovers that she is already in a relationship.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 124+ 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 Scott MosierShot by David KleinScored by David PirnerDesigned by Robert HoltzmanSound by David GlaserCostumes by Christopher Del Coro

Box Office

1997 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 48× 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

$12.0M

Budget$250K
Worldwide gross$12.0M
break-even (2.5×)

Opening weekend: $52K — 0% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.

Peak 3 theaters

Full synopsis

Also known as

  • Chasing Amyde
  • Persiguiendo a Amyes
  • Méprise multiplefr
  • In cerca di Amyit
  • (literal English title)Wanted Amy
  • (Bulgarian)Да преследваш Ейми
Release dates around the world3 countries · show
  • United StatesJan 23, 1997
  • GermanyFeb 1, 1997
  • PhilippinesApr 2, 1997

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ProductionAskew Productions

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