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Released
1997 · FILM

Kull: The Conqueror

“Courage conquers all.”

Directed by
John Nicolella
Written by
Robert E Howard, Charles Edward Pogue
Runtime
95 min
ActionAdventureFantasy

Synopsis

A barbarian named Kull becomes ruler after defeating the old king in battle. In an effort to regain the throne, the former king's heirs resurrect Akivasha, a witch queen. However, Akivasha has plans of her own for the throne, and only Kull stands in the way.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

Principal cast & crew: 21

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

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 Dallas PuettShot by Rodney ChartersScored by Joel GoldsmithDesigned by Benjamin Fernandez

Box Office

1997 · Box office

📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.2× 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

$6.1M

Budget$30.0M
Worldwide gross$6.1M
break-even (2.5×)

Opening weekend: $4.0M — 65% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $4.0M — 65% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 2,091 theaters

Also known as

  • Kull - The Conquerorde
  • Kull, der Erobererde
  • Kull the Conqueroren
  • Kull el Conquistadores
  • Kull le conquérantfr
  • Kull il conquistatoreit

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