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Manchester by the Sea(2016)
Released
2016 · FILM

Manchester by the Sea

A reclusive janitor is thrust into guardianship of his late brother’s troubled teen son, forcing him to abandon his solitary life and battle personal demons to keep the boy safe amid a frozen town and looming family secrets.

“I can't beat it.”

Directed by
Kenneth Lonergan, David Blazina
Written by
Kenneth Lonergan, Steve Douglas Craig
Rated
MPA · R
Runtime
137 min
Drama
Streaming on
  • Prime Video

Synopsis

After his older brother's death, Lee Chandler is required to return to his hometown to take care of his 16-year-old nephew. There, he must confront a painful past that led to his estrangement from his family and the community in which he grew up.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 469+ 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 Jennifer LameShot by Jody Lee LipesScored by Lesley BarberDesigned by Ruth De JongSound by Kevin S ParkerCostumes by Melissa TothStunts by Paul MariniVFX by Julius Horsthuis

Box Office

2016 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 8.8× 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

$79.0M

Budget$9.0M
Worldwide gross$79.0M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $47.7M — 60% of worldwide · International: $31.3M (40%)

Opening weekend: $256K — 1% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.

Peak 4 theaters

Full synopsis

Also known as

  • Manchester by the Seade
  • Manchester-by-the-Seaen
  • (Bulgarian)Манчестър до морето
Release dates around the world3 countries · show
  • United StatesJan 23, 2016
  • CanadaSep 8, 2016
  • ItalyOct 1, 2016

Production & Distribution

Production companies
Amazon StudiosK Period MediaPearl Street Films

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