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Rain Man(1988)
Released
1988 · FILM

Rain Man

Arrogant dealer Charlie Babbitt must outwit a relentless EPA blockade and a scheming creditor to deliver four illegal Lamborghinis on time—while racing against his estranged father's mysterious estate, which threatens to strip him of everything he’s fighting for.

“A journey through understanding and fellowship.”

Directed by
Barry Levinson, Cara Giallanza
Written by
Barry Morrow, Ron Bass
Rated
BBFC · 15
Runtime
133 min
Drama

Synopsis

Car dealer Charlie Babbitt returns to Cincinnati after learning of his estranged father's death and discovers he has a savant older brother named Raymond, who resides in a mental institution that is set to inherit his father's $3 million fortune. Driven by the desire to access the money, Charlie secretly takes Raymond out of the facility and brings him back to Los Angeles with him. Their journey across the country ultimately transforms both of their lives.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 188+ 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 Stu LinderShot by John SealeScored by Hans ZimmerDesigned by Ida RandomSound by Richard BeggsCostumes by Bernie Pollack

Box Office

1988 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 14× 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

$354.8M

Budget$25.0M
Worldwide gross$354.8M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $172.8M — 49% of worldwide · International: $182.0M (51%)

Full synopsis

Also known as

  • Rain Man - L'uomo della pioggiait
Release dates around the world2 countries · show
  • United StatesDec 12, 1988
  • CanadaDec 16, 1988

Companies

ProductionUnited Artists, The Guber-Peters Company, Star Partners II Ltd.

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