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Heat(1995)
Released
1995 · FILM

Heat

A master thief races to disappear after a botched heist and a violent new recruit turns the job deadly, while a relentless detective closes in, determined to bring him to justice.

“A Los Angeles crime saga.”

Directed by
Michael Mann, Michael Mann Nm0000520
Written by
Michael Mann, Michael Mann Nm0000520
Rated
BBFC · 15
Runtime
170 min
ActionCrimeDrama

Synopsis

Neil McCauley, an obsessive master thief, leads a highly skilled crew in a series of daring heists across Los Angeles, while detective Vincent Hanna relentlessly pursues him. The two men develop a mutual recognition and respect for each other's ability and dedication, even as they understand that their ongoing pursuit could ultimately end in violence.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 276+ 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 Pasquale BubaShot by Dante SpinottiScored by Elliot GoldenthalDesigned by Neil SpisakSound by Gary Alexander Nm0018428Costumes by Deborah L ScottStunts by Joel KramerVFX by Neil Krepela

Box Office

1995 · Box office

✅ Made its money back — grossed 3.1× 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

$187.4M

Budget$60.0M
Worldwide gross$187.4M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $67.4M — 36% of worldwide · International: $120.0M (64%)

Opening weekend: $8.4M — 13% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $12.7M — 19% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 1,325 theaters

Full synopsis

Also known as

  • Heatde
  • Heat - La sfidait
Release dates around the world4 countries · show
  • United StatesDec 6, 1995
  • United KingdomFeb 2, 1996
  • IrelandFeb 2, 1996
  • DenmarkFeb 9, 1996

Companies

ProductionWarner Bros., New Regency Productions, Forward Pass

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