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Little Children(2006)
Released
2006 · FILM

Little Children

A suburban mother whose marriage is falling apart finds unexpected connection with a charismatic lawyer, but when a recently released sex offender threatens their children at the local pool, they must confront their desires and unite to protect their families from a looming danger.

Directed by
Todd Field, Stacey Beneville
Written by
Todd Field, Tom Perrotta
Rated
MPA · R
Runtime
137 min
DramaRomance

Synopsis

The lives of two lovelorn spouses from separate marriages, a registered sex offender, and a disgraced former police officer intersect as they each confront their personal vulnerabilities and face temptation.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 561+ 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 Leo TrombettaShot by Antonio CalvacheScored by Thomas NewmanDesigned by David GropmanSound by Gary AlperCostumes by Melissa EconomyStunts by Jared BurkeVFX by Randall Balsmeyer

Box Office

2006 · Box office

📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.6× 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

$14.8M

Budget$26.0M
Worldwide gross$14.8M
break-even (2.5×)

Opening week (7-day): $146K

Peak 5 theaters

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Also known as

  • Juegos secretoses
  • (English)Little Children
  • (Bulgarian)Малки деца
Release dates around the world4 countries · show
  • United StatesSep 1, 2006
  • FranceSep 5, 2006
  • IndiaSep 5, 2006
  • CanadaSep 11, 2006

Production & Distribution

Production companies
New Line CinemaBona Fide ProductionsStandard Film Company

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