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Creed(2015)
Released
2015 · FILM

Creed

A determined young fighter, haunted by his legendary father's shadow, quits his corporate job to chase a professional boxing career, only to confront ruthless rivals and entrenched gatekeepers who will crush his dreams unless he proves he belongs in the ring.

“Your legacy is more than a name.”

Directed by
Ryan Coogler, Nicole Agostino
Written by
Ryan Coogler, Aaron Covington
Rated
MPA · PG-13
Runtime
133 min
ActionDramaSport

Synopsis

Rocky Balboa, a former World Heavyweight Champion, acts as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival, Apollo Creed.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 788+ 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 Sylvester StalloneShot by Maryse AlbertiScored by Ludwig GoranssonDesigned by Hannah BeachlerSound by Steve BoeddekerCostumes by Sekinah BrownStunts by Clayton J BarberVFX by Tony Baldridge

Box Office

2015 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 4.7× 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

$173.6M

Budget$37.0M
Worldwide gross$173.6M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $109.8M — 63% of worldwide · International: $63.8M (37%)

Opening weekend: $12.5M — 11% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $12.5M — 11% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 3,284 theaters

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Full synopsis

Also known as

  • Creed - Rocky's Legacyde
  • Creed : L'Héritage de Rocky Balboafr
  • Creed - Nato per combattereit
  • (Bulgarian)Крийд: Сърце на шампион
Release dates around the world3 countries · show
  • United StatesNov 19, 2015
  • CanadaNov 25, 2015
  • AustraliaNov 26, 2015

Companies

ProductionMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Warner Bros., New Line Cinema, Chartoff-Winkler Productions
DistributionWarner Bros., ACME
Special effectsThe Third Floor, Sandbox F/X, BigHugFX, East Side Effects, Alkemy X
Other companiesARRI Media, ARRI Rental, American Humane Association, Apple

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