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Released
2009 · FILM

Gamer

A brilliant but morally ambiguous programmer creates a virtual reality game that blurs the line between entertainment and real-world control, forcing a reclusive teen gamer and his favorite player to confront a system that turns condemned prisoners into disposable pawns.

“In the near future, you don't live to play... you'll play to live.”

Directed by
Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor
Written by
Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor
Rated
MPA · R
Runtime
95 min
ActionSci-FiThriller

Synopsis

In a society dominated by mind-control technology, a multiplayer online game called *Slayers* enables players to control human prisoners in large-scale battles. Simon controls Kable, the reigning champion of the game. Kable's ultimate challenge is to reclaim his identity and independence by defeating the game's mastermind.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 290+ 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 Peter AmundsonShot by Ekkehart PollackScored by Robbie C WilliamsonDesigned by Jerry FlemingSound by Bob BeemerCostumes by Alix FriedbergVFX by Erika Abrams

Box Office

2009 · Box office

📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.8× 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

$40.8M

Budget$50.0M
Worldwide gross$40.8M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $20.5M — 50% of worldwide · International: $20.3M (50%)

Opening weekend: $9.2M — 45% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $13.0M — 63% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 2,502 theaters

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Also known as

  • Gamerde
  • Ultimate Gamefr
  • (English)Gamer
  • (Alternative Title)Gamer - Jogo Mortal
  • (Bulgarian)Геймър
Release dates around the world5 countries · show
  • GreeceSep 3, 2009
  • CanadaSep 4, 2009
  • SpainSep 4, 2009
  • FinlandSep 4, 2009
  • NorwaySep 4, 2009

Companies

ProductionLionsgate, Lakeshore Entertainment

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