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Released
2003 · FILM

Matchstick Men

Roy Waller, a con artist with Tourette syndrome and OCD, must confront his chaotic past and turbulent mental health when he unexpectedly reconnects with his estranged teenage daughter, forcing him to choose between his life of deception and a chance at real connection.

“Lie. Cheat. Steal. Rinse. Repeat.”

Directed by
Ridley Scott, Steve Battaglia
Written by
Eric Garcia, Nicholas Griffin
Rated
MPA · PG-13
Runtime
116 min
ComedyCrimeDrama

Synopsis

A phobic con artist and his protege are on the verge of pulling off a lucrative swindle when the con artist is forced to confront a personal crisis that threatens to derail their plan.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 185+ 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 Dody DornShot by John MathiesonScored by Hans ZimmerDesigned by Tom FodenSound by Karen Baker Landers Nm0048623Costumes by Michael KaplanStunts by Eddie YansickVFX by Sheena Duggal

Box Office

2003 · Box office

⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.1× 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

$65.6M

Budget$62.0M
Worldwide gross$65.6M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $36.9M — 56% of worldwide · International: $28.7M (44%)

Opening weekend: $13.1M — 35% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $16.7M — 45% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 2,711 theaters

Full synopsis

Also known as

  • Matchstick Men - Tricksde
  • Tricksde
  • Les Associésfr
  • Il genio della truffait
  • (Bulgarian)Кибритлии
Release dates around the world5 countries · show
  • ItalySep 2, 2003
  • CanadaSep 5, 2003
  • United StatesSep 12, 2003
  • FranceSep 13, 2003
  • SwitzerlandSep 17, 2003

Companies

ProductionWarner Bros., ImageMovers, Scott Free Productions

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