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Released
2015 · FILM

Cop Car

A small-town sheriff must track down two reckless teenagers who steal his patrol car, escalating into a high-speed chase with deadly consequences.

“Their first drive could be their last.”

Directed by
Jon Watts, Dustin Goldstein
Written by
Jon Watts, Christopher Ford
Rated
MPA · R
Runtime
88 min
CrimeThriller

Synopsis

Two teenagers become embroiled in a dangerous game of pursuit after stealing a sheriff's cruiser for a joy ride.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 213+ 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 Megan BrooksShot by Matthew J LloydScored by Phil MossmanDesigned by Michael PowsnerSound by Michael BarryCostumes by Ruby KatiliusStunts by Manny SiverioVFX by Aleksandar Djordjevic

Box Office

2015 · Box office

📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.2× 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

$144K

Budget$800K
Worldwide gross$144K
break-even (2.5×)

Opening week (7-day): $35K

Peak 3 theaters

Also known as

  • (English)Cop Car
  • (Bulgarian)Патрулката
  • (Mandarin)玩命警车
Release dates around the world3 countries · show
  • United StatesJan 24, 2015
  • ItalyJun 18, 2015
  • United KingdomJun 19, 2015

Companies

ProductionAudax Films, Dark Arts Film, End Cue, Expedition Films, Park Pictures
DistributionFocus World, Universal Pictures UK, United International Pictures (UIP)
Special effectsArt Jail, FX West, Monster Makeup FX, Moving Picture Company (MPC)
Other companiesMemento Films International, ABS Payroll & Production Accounting Services, C5, Chips, Compact Media Group

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