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Red Dragon(2002)
Released
2002 · FILM

Red Dragon

A haunted FBI agent returns from retirement to chase a new “Tooth Fairy” killer, only to discover his old nemesis—a brilliant cannibal psychiatrist—has been pulling the strings behind the gruesome murders.

“To understand the origin of evil, you must go back to the beginning.”

Directed by
Brett Ratner
Written by
Thomas Harris, Ted Tally
Rated
MPA · R
Runtime
124 min
CrimeDramaThriller
Streaming on
  • Paramount+

Synopsis

Former FBI Agent Will Graham, who was once almost killed by the savage Hannibal Lecter, is a character from the *Hannibal* television series, which is based on Thomas Harris's novels. Graham is a skilled criminal profiler with an extraordinary ability to empathize with killers, allowing him to understand their thought processes and anticipate their next moves. His partnership with the brilliant but enigmatic Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial killer, is central to the series. Despite the danger Lecter poses, Graham is drawn into a complex and often perilous dynamic with him, which plays a key role in the show's psychological and narrative tension. Graham's traumatic near-death experience at the hands of Lecter becomes a pivotal moment in his personal and professional journey.

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A crew of 72+ credited

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Edited by Mark HelfrichShot by Dante SpinottiScored by Danny ElfmanDesigned by Kristi Zea

Box Office

2002 · Box office

✅ Made its money back — grossed 2.7× 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

$209.2M

Budget$78.0M
Worldwide gross$209.2M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $93.1M — 45% of worldwide · International: $116.0M (55%)

Opening weekend: $36.5M — 39% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $45.6M — 49% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 3,357 theaters

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Also known as

  • Roter Drachede
  • Dragon rougefr

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