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Released
2013 · FILM

Nebraska

An aging father with dementia insists he won a million-dollar sweepstakes, prompting his estranged son to drive him across the country, uncovering family secrets and strained relationships along the way.

“Life's not about winning or losing. It's about how you get there in the end.”

Directed by
Alexander Payne, Scott August
Written by
Bob Nelson, Bob Nelson Nm1504572
Rated
MPA · R
Color
Black & White
Runtime
115 min
Drama

Synopsis

An aging, booze-addled father embarks on a journey from Montana to Nebraska with his estranged son to claim what he believes to be a million-dollar sweepstakes prize.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 204+ 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 Kevin TentShot by Phedon PapamichaelScored by Mark OrtonDesigned by J Dennis WashingtonSound by Patrick Cyccone JrCostumes by Wendy ChuckStunts by Erik RondellVFX by Lawson Deming

Box Office

2013 · Box office

⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 2.3× 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

$27.7M

Budget$12.0M
Worldwide gross$27.7M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $17.7M — 64% of worldwide · International: $10.0M (36%)

Opening weekend: $140K — 1% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $190K — 1% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 4 theaters

Full synopsis

Release dates around the world5 countries · show
  • FranceMay 23, 2013
  • HungarySep 21, 2013
  • BrazilSep 26, 2013
  • CanadaSep 26, 2013
  • GermanySep 28, 2013

Companies

ProductionBlue Lake Media Fund, Paramount Vantage, FilmNation Entertainment

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