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Gladiator(2000)
Released
2000 · FILM

Gladiator

A disgraced Roman general, sold into slavery and forced to become a gladiator, seeks vengeance against the corrupt emperor who murdered his family and betrayed his honor.

“What we do in life echoes in eternity.”

Directed by
Ridley Scott, Emma Horton
Written by
David Franzoni, John Logan
Rated
FSK · FSK 12
Runtime
155 min
ActionAdventureDrama

Synopsis

After the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, his son assumes power and demotes Maximus, one of Rome's most trusted generals.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 306+ 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 Pietro ScaliaShot by John MathiesonScored by Lisa GerrardDesigned by Arthur MaxSound by Bob BeemerCostumes by Janty Yates

Box Office

2000 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 4.5× 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

$465.5M

Budget$103.0M
Worldwide gross$465.5M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $187.7M — 40% of worldwide · International: $277.8M (60%)

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Versions & cuts

  • Extended Edition· 171 min

Also known as

  • Gladiatorde
  • Il gladiatoreit
Release dates around the world4 countries · show
  • United StatesMay 1, 2000
  • AustraliaMay 4, 2000
  • CanadaMay 5, 2000
  • MexicoMay 5, 2000

Companies

ProductionDreamWorks Pictures, Universal Pictures, Scott Free Productions

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