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Mystic River(2003)
Released
2003 · FILM

Mystic River

An ex‑convict turned shopkeeper and his former police‑detective friend must confront the brutal kidnapping that shattered their childhood lives 25 years earlier, as the resurfacing truth threatens to destroy their families and the fragile peace of their Boston neighborhood.

“We bury our sins, we wash them clean.”

Directed by
Clint Eastwood, Katie Carroll
Written by
Brian Helgeland, Dennis Lehane
Rated
MPA · R
Runtime
138 min
CrimeDramaMystery
Streaming on
  • Paramount+

Synopsis

The tragic murder of a 19-year-old girl brings together three childhood friends who still live in Boston: the victim's gangster father, a detective, and a troubled man whom both suspect of committing the crime.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 259+ 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 Joel CoxShot by Tom SternScored by Clint EastwoodDesigned by Henry BumsteadSound by Bub AsmanStunts by Buddy Van HornVFX by Mark Freund

Box Office

2003 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 6.3× 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

$156.8M

Budget$25.0M
Worldwide gross$156.8M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $90.1M — 57% of worldwide · International: $66.7M (43%)

Opening weekend: $188K — 0% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $188K — 0% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 13 theaters

Full synopsis

Also known as

  • Mystic Riverde
  • (English)Mystic River
  • (Bulgarian)Реката на тайните
Release dates around the world3 countries · show
  • FranceMay 23, 2003
  • United StatesOct 3, 2003
  • CanadaOct 8, 2003

Companies

ProductionWarner Bros., Village Roadshow Pictures, NPV Entertainment, Malpaso Productions
DistributionWarner Bros., Cinergia, Fox-Warner, Norsk Filmdistribusjon, Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB
Other companiesAvid Film Composer, Avon Studio Transportation, BT Industrial Supply, Boston Fire Department, Boston Red Sox

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