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Released
1995 · FILM

Higher Learning

A determined college freshman strives to unite his fractured campus while confronting violent racial clashes, sexual assault, and personal betrayals that threaten the very purpose of education.

“Question the knowledge.”

Directed by
John Singleton, John Singleton Nm0005436
Written by
John Singleton, John Singleton Nm0005436
Rated
MPA · R
Runtime
128 min
CrimeDramaThriller

Synopsis

Students from diverse backgrounds confront issues of racial conflict, sexual assault, personal responsibility, and the value of education within a university setting.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 159+ 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 Bruce CannonShot by Peter Lyons CollisterScored by Stanley ClarkeDesigned by Keith Brian Burns

Box Office

1995 · Box office

⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.9× 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

$38.3M

Budget$20.0M
Worldwide gross$38.3M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $38.3M — 100% of worldwide · International: $9K (0%)

Opening weekend: $18.7M — 49% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $18.7M — 49% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 1,409 theaters

Also known as

  • Die Rebellende
  • Higher Learning - Die Rebellende
  • Fièvre à Columbus Universityfr
  • L'università dell'odioit

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