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Released
2006 · FILM

Eragon

Eragon, a humble farm boy, discovers a mysterious dragon egg that hatches for him, thrusting him into a dangerous world of ancient magic and rebellion as he must master his newfound powers to challenge the tyrannical ruler Galbatorix and restore peace to Alagaësia.

“As darkness falls, the last dragon will choose its rider.”

Directed by
Stefen Fangmeier, Andy Armstrong
Written by
Peter Buchman, Christopher Paolini
Rated
MPA · PG
Runtime
104 min
ActionAdventureFamily
Streaming on
  • Disney+

Synopsis

A farm boy in Alagaesia encounters a dragon.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 289+ 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 Roger BartonShot by Hugh JohnsonScored by Patrick DoyleDesigned by Wolf KroegerSound by Eric BatutCostumes by Kym BarrettStunts by Andy Armstrong

Box Office

2006 · Box office

✅ Made its money back — grossed 2.5× 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

$250.4M

Budget$100.0M
Worldwide gross$250.4M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $75.0M — 30% of worldwide · International: $175.4M (70%)

Opening weekend: $23.2M — 31% of its US run.

Opening week (7-day): $30.5M — 41% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 3,020 theaters

Full synopsis

Versions & cuts

  • director's cut· 120 min

Also known as

  • Eragon - Das Vermächtnis der Drachenreiterde
  • (English)Eragon
  • (Bulgarian)Ерагон
Release dates around the world2 countries · show
  • United KingdomDec 11, 2006
  • IndonesiaDec 13, 2006

Companies

ProductionFox 2000 Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Davis Entertainment

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