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Released
2005 · FILM

Four Brothers

Four estranged adopted brothers reunite to investigate their mother’s murder, only to discover a hidden contract killing that forces them into a deadly cat-and-mouse game with ruthless hired guns threatening to destroy the family they never knew they had.

“They came home to bury mom... and her killer”

Directed by
John Singleton, John Singleton Nm0005436
Written by
David Elliot, Paul Lovett
Rated
MPA · R
Runtime
109 min
ActionCrimeDrama

Synopsis

Four adopted brothers return to their Detroit hometown after their mother is murdered and vow to seek revenge against her killers.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 287+ 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 Bruce CannonShot by Peter Menzies JrScored by David ArnoldDesigned by Keith Brian BurnsSound by David E Campbell Nm0132372Costumes by Gersha PhillipsVFX by Dennis Berardi

Box Office

2005 · Box office

⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 2.1× 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

$92.4M

Budget$45.0M
Worldwide gross$92.4M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $74.5M — 81% of worldwide · International: $17.9M (19%)

Opening weekend: $21.2M — 28% of its US run.

Opening week (7-day): $30.6M — 41% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 2,533 theaters

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Also known as

  • Vier Brüderde
  • Cuatro cuatesen
  • Cuatro hermanoses
  • Quatre frèresfr
  • (French)Quatre frères
  • (Bulgarian)Чeтирима братя
Release dates around the world4 countries · show
  • United StatesJul 1, 2005
  • CanadaAug 12, 2005
  • ItalySep 3, 2005
  • United KingdomSep 9, 2005

Companies

ProductionParamount Pictures, Di Bonaventura Pictures, Four Brothers Films

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