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National Treasure(2004)
Released
2004 · FILM

National Treasure

A brilliant historian-cryptographer teams with his tech‑savvy sidekick to decode centuries‑old clues and outwit a ruthless treasure hunter in a high‑stakes race for a legendary American secret.

“In order to break the code, one man will have to break all the rules.”

Directed by
Jon Turteltaub, Philip G Atwell
Written by
Jim Kouf, Cormac Wibberley
Rated
MPA · PG
Runtime
131 min
ActionAdventureMystery

Synopsis

Modern treasure hunters, headed by archaeologist Ben Gates, pursue a chest of wealth said to have been hidden by George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin during the Revolutionary War.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 966+ 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 William GoldenbergShot by Caleb DeschanelScored by Trevor RabinDesigned by Paul CrossSound by William B KaplanCostumes by Judianna Makovsky Nm0538721Stunts by George Marshall RugeVFX by Kathy Chasen Hay

Box Office

2004 · Box office

✅ Made its money back — grossed 3.5× 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

$347.5M

Budget$100.0M
Worldwide gross$347.5M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $173.0M — 50% of worldwide · International: $174.5M (50%)

Opening weekend: $35.1M — 20% of its US run.

Opening week (7-day): $55.1M — 32% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 3,017 theaters

Full synopsis

Also known as

  • Das Vermächtnis der Tempelritterde
  • Das Vermächtniss der Tempelritterde
  • Benjamin Gates et le Trésor des Templiersfr
  • Il mistero dei templariit
Release dates around the world4 countries · show
  • United StatesNov 8, 2004
  • CanadaNov 19, 2004
  • PhilippinesNov 19, 2004
  • AustriaNov 25, 2004

Companies

ProductionWalt Disney Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Junction Entertainment

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