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Released
2008 · FILM

Eden Lake

A young couple seeks a peaceful weekend at a secluded lake, only to become the hunted prey of hostile local teenagers who turn their romantic getaway into a brutal battle for survival.

“A weekend by the lake, with views to die for.”

Directed by
James Watkins, Alison Banks
Written by
James Watkins, Simon Duric
Rated
MPA · R
Runtime
91 min
HorrorThriller

Synopsis

A young couple travels to a secluded wooded lake for a romantic retreat, but their peaceful weekend is disrupted by a group of rowdy local teenagers. What begins as noise and mischief escalates into a violent confrontation, as the teens turn on the couple with increasing brutality. What was intended as a relaxing escape quickly becomes a harrowing fight for survival.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 185+ 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 Jon HarrisShot by Christopher RossScored by David JulyanDesigned by Simon BowlesSound by Ben BarkerCostumes by Keith MaddenStunts by Richard BradshawVFX by Hakan Blomdahl

Box Office

2008 · Box office

📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.3× 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

$4.0M

Budget$12.9M
Worldwide gross$4.0M
break-even (2.5×)

Opening week (7-day): $7K

Peak 10 theaters

Also known as

  • (Bosnian)Jezero Eden
  • (Bulgarian)Райско езеро
Release dates around the world2 countries · show
  • GermanyAug 12, 2008
  • United KingdomAug 21, 2008

Companies

ProductionRollercoaster Films, Aramid Entertainment Fund

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