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Released
2019 · FILM

Hellboy

A reclusive demon with a right hand of stone battles a resurrected sorceress threatening to unleash ancient magic and conquer the world.

“Demons have demons too.”

Directed by
Neil Marshall, Anna Damaskova
Written by
Andrew Cosby, Mike Mignola
Rated
FSK · FSK 16
Runtime
120 min
ActionAdventureAnimation

Synopsis

Hellboy arrives in England, where he is tasked with confronting Nimue, an ancient and powerful sorceress. His mission centers on stopping her from awakening the legendary wizard Merlin, whose return could have catastrophic consequences. Working with a team of allies, Hellboy must navigate the challenges posed by Nimue's dark magic and uncover the secrets tied to Merlin's slumber. The conflict reaches its climax as Hellboy faces Nimue in a decisive battle to prevent Merlin's resurrection and the chaos that would follow.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 309+ 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 Martin BernfeldShot by Lorenzo SenatoreScored by Benjamin WallfischDesigned by Paul KirbySound by Martin CantwellCostumes by Stephanie CollieStunts by Georgi Dimitrov

Box Office

2019 · Box office

⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.1× 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

$55.1M

Budget$50.0M
Worldwide gross$55.1M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $21.9M — 40% of worldwide · International: $33.2M (60%)

Opening weekend: $12.0M — 55% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $15.8M — 72% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 3,303 theaters

Also known as

  • Hellboy - Call of Darknessde
  • (Bulgarian)Хелбой
Release dates around the world5 countries · show
  • IsraelApr 9, 2019
  • United StatesApr 9, 2019
  • BelgiumApr 10, 2019
  • EgyptApr 10, 2019
  • IndonesiaApr 10, 2019

Companies

ProductionSummit Entertainment, Millennium Films, Lawrence Gordon Productions

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