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Hancock(2008)
Released
2008 · FILM

Hancock

A disgraced, alcoholic super‑hero with flight, invulnerability and raw strength teams up with a well‑meaning PR specialist to rebuild his shattered reputation, but his reckless instincts and the public’s scorn threaten to destroy any chance of redemption.

“There are heroes. There are superheroes. And then there's Hancock.”

Directed by
Peter Berg, Chris Castaldi
Written by
Vy Vincent Ngo, Vince Gilligan
Rated
FSK · FSK 12
Runtime
92 min
ActionComedyDrama

Synopsis

Hancock is a down-and-out superhero who

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 358+ 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 Colby Parker JrShot by Tobias A SchliesslerScored by John PowellDesigned by Neil SpisakSound by Laurent BoudaudCostumes by Louise MingenbachStunts by Simon CraneVFX by Christi Lee Anderson

Box Office

2008 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 4.2× 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

$629.4M

Budget$150.0M
Worldwide gross$629.4M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $227.9M — 36% of worldwide · International: $401.5M (64%)

Opening weekend: $41.3M — 18% of its US run.

Opening week (7-day): $41.3M — 18% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 3,965 theaters

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Versions & cuts

  • unrated· 102 min

Also known as

  • Hancockde
  • (English)Hancock
  • (Bulgarian)Ханкок
Release dates around the world5 countries · show
  • FranceJun 16, 2008
  • GermanyJun 17, 2008
  • United KingdomJun 18, 2008
  • RussiaJun 19, 2008
  • United Arab EmiratesJul 1, 2008

Companies

ProductionColumbia Pictures, Relativity Media, Blue Light

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