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Released
2006 · FILM

Invincible

A down‑on‑his‑luck bartender fights against doubters and his own self‑doubt to earn a spot on the Philadelphia Eagles through an unprecedented open tryout, risking everything for a once‑in‑a‑lifetime shot at NFL glory.

“Dreams are not lived on the sidelines”

Directed by
Ericson Core, Stephen P Dunn
Written by
Brad Gann
Rated
MPA · PG
Runtime
105 min
BiographyDramaSport
Streaming on
  • Disney+

Synopsis

The film is inspired by the true story of Vince Papale, a man with nothing to lose who defied the odds to achieve his dream. When the coach of Papale's hometown football team held an unprecedented open tryout, most people believed it was a futile effort—few expected to find anyone capable of playing professional football through such a method.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 360+ 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 Gerald B GreenbergShot by Ericson CoreScored by Mark IshamDesigned by Sarah KnowlesSound by Darrell HenkeCostumes by Susan LyallStunts by Douglas CrosbyVFX by Chris Anderson

Box Office

2006 · 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

$57.8M

Budget$30.0M
Worldwide gross$57.8M
break-even (2.5×)

Opening weekend: $17.0M — 29% of its US run.

Opening week (7-day): $22.6M — 39% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 2,917 theaters

Also known as

  • Unbesiegbar - Der Traum seines Lebensde
  • Imbattibileit
  • (Alternative Title)O Invencível
  • (Bulgarian)Непобедимият
Release dates around the world5 countries · show
  • United StatesAug 25, 2006
  • BrazilSep 8, 2006
  • AustraliaOct 5, 2006
  • PhilippinesNov 1, 2006
  • MexicoNov 10, 2006

Companies

ProductionWalt Disney Pictures, Mayhem Pictures, Who's Nuts Productions
DistributionBuena Vista Pictures Distribution, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, Audio Visual Enterprises, Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Special effectsMatte World Digital, Furious FX, Element FX, Evil Eye Pictures, Tweak Films
Other companiesBrock / Allen Casting, Ascent Media Digital Imaging, Buena Vista Negative Cutting, Buena Vista Sound, Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment

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