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Released
1997 · FILM

Grosse Pointe Blank

A jaded hitman returns to his hometown for a high‑school reunion, hoping to settle old scores and reconnect with his lost first love—only to find himself targeted by rival killers who threaten both his mission and his chance at redemption.

“Even a hit man deserves a second shot.”

Directed by
George Armitage
Written by
Tom Jankiewicz, D V Devincentis
Rated
MPA · R
Runtime
107 min
ActionComedyCrime
Streaming on
  • Hoopla

Synopsis

Martin Blank, a professional assassin, finds himself in danger when he refuses a fellow hitman's proposal to organize a union. Following the guidance of his eccentric assistant and his anxious psychiatrist, Martin reluctantly travels to Grosse Pointe, Michigan, to attend his ten-year high school reunion. There, he unexpectedly encounters the woman he had abandoned on prom night.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

Principal cast & crew: 35

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

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 Brian BerdanShot by Jamie AndersonDesigned by Stephen Altman

Box Office

1997 · 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

$31.1M

Budget$15.0M
Worldwide gross$31.1M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $28.1M — 90% of worldwide · International: $3.0M (10%)

Opening weekend: $6.9M — 24% of its US run.

Opening week (7-day): $8.9M — 32% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 1,227 theaters

Also known as

  • Ein Mann - Ein Mordde
  • Grosse Pointe Blankde
  • Grosse Pointe Blank - Ein Mann, ein Mordde
  • Tueurs à gagesfr
  • L'ultimo contrattoit

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