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Released
2004 · FILM

Garden State

A washed‑out actor returns to his New Jersey hometown for his mother’s funeral, only to find himself spiraling through drug‑fueled reunions and a cryptic encounter that forces him to confront the emptiness he’s been hiding from.

Directed by
Zach Braff, Alyson Latz
Written by
Zach Braff
Rated
MPA · R
Runtime
102 min
ComedyDramaRomance
Streaming on
  • Paramount+

Synopsis

Andrew returns to his hometown for his mother's funeral, a journey that reconnects him with old friends. The trip coincides with his decision to stop taking his powerful antidepressants. A chance meeting with Sam—a girl also struggling with various maladies—opens up the possibility of rekindling emotional connections, confronting his psychologist father, and perhaps beginning a new life.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 216+ 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 Myron KersteinShot by Lawrence SherScored by Chad FischerDesigned by Judy BeckerSound by John W Cook IiCostumes by Michael WilkinsonVFX by Rocco Gioffre

Box Office

2004 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 11× 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

$26.8M

Budget$2.5M
Worldwide gross$26.8M
break-even (2.5×)

Opening weekend: $82K — 0% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $82K — 0% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 8 theaters

Full synopsis

Also known as

  • (English)Garden State
  • (Bulgarian, Alternative Title)Гардън Стейт
Release dates around the world1 country · show
  • United StatesJan 16, 2004

Companies

ProductionIndustry Entertainment, Camelot Pictures, Jersey Films, Double Feature Films

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