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Released
2000 · FILM

Hollow Man

A brilliant but arrogant scientist becomes the first invisible man, but as his power spirals out of control, he must confront the dangerous consequences of his obsession before his invisibility turns lethal.

“Think you’re alone? Think again.”

Directed by
Paul Verhoeven, Scott E Anderson
Written by
Andrew W Marlowe, Gary Scott Thompson
Rated
MPA · R
Runtime
112 min
ActionHorrorSci-Fi

Synopsis

Cocky researcher Sebastian Caine is working on a project to make living creatures invisible. Determined to achieve the ultimate breakthrough, Caine pushes his team to move to the next phase—using himself as the subject. The test is a success, but when the process goes awry, Caine finds himself trapped in a world where he is unseen and must navigate the dangers of being invisible.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 216+ 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 Mark GoldblattShot by Jost VacanoScored by Jerry GoldsmithDesigned by Allan CameronCostumes by Ellen MirojnickStunts by Gary CombsVFX by Blondel Aidoo

Box Office

2000 · Box office

⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 2.0× 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

$190.2M

Budget$95.0M
Worldwide gross$190.2M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $73.2M — 38% of worldwide · International: $117.0M (62%)

Opening weekend: $26.4M — 36% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $37.3M — 51% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 2,956 theaters

Full synopsis

Versions & cuts

  • director's cut· 119 min

Also known as

  • Hollow Man - Unsichtbare Gefahrde
  • El hombre sin sombraes
  • L'uomo senza ombrait
  • (complete title)Njeriu i Padukshëm
  • (Bulgarian)Човек без Сянка
Release dates around the world4 countries · show
  • United StatesAug 2, 2000
  • CanadaAug 4, 2000
  • SwitzerlandAug 11, 2000
  • AustraliaAug 24, 2000

Companies

ProductionColumbia Pictures
DistributionSony Pictures Releasing, Columbia TriStar Egmont Film Distributors, Columbia TriStar Films
Special effectsAmalgamated Dynamics, Banned from the Ranch Entertainment (BFTRE), Rhythm & Hues Studios, Sony Pictures Imageworks (SPI), Tippett Studio
Other companiesAbbey Road Studios, American Humane Association, BT Industrial Supply, Central Casting, Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment

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