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Gattaca(1997)
Released
1997 · FILM

Gattaca

A naturally conceived man condemned to a short lifespan must outwit a ruthless biotech regime that classifies citizens by genetics, risking everything to expose the system and secure a future for himself and his engineered brother.

“There is no gene for the human spirit.”

Directed by
Andrew Niccol
Written by
Andrew Niccol
Rated
MPA · PG-13
Runtime
107 min
DramaSci-FiThriller
Streaming on
  • Paramount+

Synopsis

Vincent is an all-too-human man who dares to defy a system obsessed with genetic perfection. He is an "In-Valid" who assumes the identity of a member of the genetic elite to pursue his goal of traveling into space with the Gattaca Aerospace Corporation.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 48+ 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 Lisa Zeno ChurginShot by Slawomir IdziakScored by Michael NymanDesigned by Jan Roelfs

Box Office

1997 · Box office

📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.3× 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

$12.5M

Budget$36.0M
Worldwide gross$12.5M
break-even (2.5×)

Opening weekend: $4.3M — 34% of its US run.

Opening week (7-day): $5.7M — 45% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 1,279 theaters

Full synopsis

Also known as

  • Gattacade
  • Bienvenue à Gattacafr
  • Gattaca - La porta dell'universoit

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