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Released
2012 · FILM

Ruby Sparks

An anxious novelist desperate to revive his career conjures his perfect muse—only to watch her materialize as a living woman who refuses to stay the ideal he imagined, forcing him to choose between creative control and genuine love.

“She's Out Of His Mind.”

Directed by
Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
Written by
Zoe Kazan
Rated
MPA · R
Runtime
104 min
ComedyDramaFantasy
Streaming on
  • Paramount+

Synopsis

Calvin is a young novelist who experienced early success in his career but is now facing difficulties with both his writing and personal life. After a period of struggle, he finds inspiration in creating a character named Ruby. A week later, Calvin is shocked to discover Ruby sitting on his couch, as his fictional creation has inexplicably become a real, living person.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 207+ 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 Pamela MartinShot by Matthew LibatiqueScored by Nick UrataDesigned by Judy BeckerSound by Aaron GlascockCostumes by Nancy SteinerStunts by Wade Allen

Box Office

2012 · Box office

⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.2× 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

$9.4M

Budget$8.0M
Worldwide gross$9.4M
break-even (2.5×)

Opening week (7-day): $40K

Peak 13 theaters

Also known as

  • Ruby Sparks - Meine fabelhafte Freundinde
  • Elle s'appelle Rubyfr
  • (English)Ruby Sparks
  • (Bulgarian)Руби Спаркс: Мечтаното момиче
Release dates around the world5 countries · show
  • United StatesJul 25, 2012
  • CanadaAug 3, 2012
  • SwitzerlandAug 3, 2012
  • FranceSep 2, 2012
  • PortugalSep 6, 2012

Companies

ProductionDragonCove Studios, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Bona Fide Productions

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