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Limitless (2011) Official Trailer

Limitless(2011)
Released
2011 · FILM

Limitless

A desperate writer discovers a powerful nootropic that unlocks his genius—but as he uncovers dark secrets behind the drug, he must stay one step ahead of dangerous forces hunting him.

“What if a pill could make you rich and powerful?”

Directed by
Neil Burger
Written by
Leslie Dixon, Alan Glynn
Rated
MPA · PG-13
Runtime
106 min
Sci-FiThriller

Synopsis

A struggling writer's life takes a dramatic turn when he gains access to a classified "smart drug" that enables him to utilize 100% of his brain capacity, transforming him into an idealized version of himself. As his newfound abilities begin to draw attention, he becomes the target of mysterious entities that pose a growing threat to his transformed existence.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 73+ 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 Tracy AdamsShot by Jo WillemsScored by Paul Leonard MorganDesigned by Patrizia Von Brandenstein

Box Office

2011 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 6.0× 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

$161.9M

Budget$27.0M
Worldwide gross$161.9M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $79.2M — 49% of worldwide · International: $82.7M (51%)

Opening weekend: $18.9M — 24% of its US run.

Opening week (7-day): $26.1M — 33% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 2,756 theaters

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Also known as

  • Ohne Limitde
  • Sin límiteses

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