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Forrest Gump(1994)
Released
1994 · FILM

Forrest Gump

Forrest Gump, a man of simple wisdom and surprising speed, stumbles through pivotal moments in American history, from the Civil Rights Movement to the Vietnam War, while chasing love, friendship, and understanding in a world that never stops moving.

“The world will never be the same once you've seen it through the eyes of Forrest Gump.”

Directed by
Robert Zemeckis
Written by
Winston Groom, Eric Roth
Rated
FSK · FSK 6
Runtime
142 min
DramaRomance

Synopsis

A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 222+ 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 Arthur SchmidtShot by Don BurgessScored by Alan SilvestriDesigned by Rick Carter

Box Office

1994 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 12× 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

$677.4M

Budget$55.0M
Worldwide gross$677.4M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $329.7M — 49% of worldwide · International: $347.7M (51%)

Opening weekend: $24.5M — 7% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.

Peak 1,595 theaters

Re-release box office

2019560 theaters
$318K($411K today)

Domestic gross earned in theatrical re-release, by year · adjusted for inflation

Full synopsis

Also known as

  • Forrest Gumpde
Release dates around the world4 countries · show
  • United StatesJun 23, 1994
  • CanadaJul 6, 1994
  • IndonesiaJul 31, 1994
  • FranceSep 1, 1994

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