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Lord of War(2005)
Released
2005 · FILM

Lord of War

A Ukrainian‑American restaurant worker turns to arms dealing after witnessing a mob shootout, only to see his lucrative trade fuel global conflicts while an unrelenting Interpol agent closes in on him.

“Where there's a will, there's a weapon.”

Directed by
Andrew Niccol
Written by
Andrew Niccol
Rated
MPA · R
Runtime
122 min
CrimeDrama

Synopsis

Yuri Orlov is a globetrotting arms dealer who navigates some of the deadliest war zones, constantly striving to stay one step ahead of a relentless Interpol agent, his business rivals, and even some of his customers, who include many of the world's most dangerous figures.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 60+ 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 Zach StaenbergShot by Amir MokriScored by Antonio PintoDesigned by Jean Vincent Puzos

Box Office

2005 · Box office

⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.5× 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

$72.6M

Budget$50.0M
Worldwide gross$72.6M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $24.1M — 33% of worldwide · International: $48.5M (67%)

Opening weekend: $9.4M — 39% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $12.3M — 51% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 2,814 theaters

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Also known as

  • Lord of War - Händler des Todesde

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