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Road to Perdition(2002)
Released
2002 · FILM

Road to Perdition

An aging Irish‑mob enforcer must navigate deadly power plays and protect his hidden secret after witnessing a murder that could expose the syndicate’s darkest betrayal, all while trying to keep his family safe in 1930s Rock Island.

“Pray for Michael Sullivan.”

Directed by
Sam Mendes, Steve Battaglia
Written by
Max Allan Collins, Richard Piers Rayner
Rated
MPA · R
Runtime
117 min
CrimeDramaThriller
Streaming on
  • MGM+

Synopsis

Mike Sullivan is a hit man working for crime boss John Rooney. He regards Rooney as a father figure, but after his son witnesses a killing, Sullivan goes on the run in an effort to save his son's life and seek revenge against those who have wronged him.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 284+ 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 Jill BilcockShot by Conrad L HallScored by Thomas NewmanDesigned by Dennis GassnerSound by Bob BeemerCostumes by Albert WolskyStunts by Doug ColemanVFX by Paul Clemente

Box Office

2002 · 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

$181.0M

Budget$80.0M
Worldwide gross$181.0M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $104.5M — 58% of worldwide · International: $76.5M (42%)

Full synopsis

Also known as

  • Road to Perditionde
  • The Road to Perditionen
  • Camino a la perdiciónes
  • Les Sentiers de la perditionfr
  • Era mio padreit
  • (Bulgarian)Път към отмъщение
Release dates around the world4 countries · show
  • United StatesJul 9, 2002
  • CanadaJul 12, 2002
  • ColombiaJul 26, 2002
  • ArgentinaAug 29, 2002

Companies

ProductionDreamWorks Pictures, 20th Century Fox, The Zanuck Company

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