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Silver Linings Playbook(2012)
Released
2012 · FILM

Silver Linings Playbook

A man with bipolar disorder, released from a mental health facility, embarks on a chaotic journey to win back his ex-wife and find happiness, while battling his mental illness, a restraining order, and an unexpected connection with a free-spirited widow.

“Watch for the signs.”

Directed by
David O Russell, Raymond Mamrak
Written by
David O Russell, Matthew Quick
Rated
MPA · R
Runtime
122 min
ComedyDramaRomance

Synopsis

After losing his job and his wife and spending time in an institution, a former teacher ends up living with his parents. He is determined to rebuild his life and reconcile with his wife, though his father would prefer he focus on sharing his passion for the Philadelphia Eagles. Matters become more complicated when he meets Tiffany Maxwell, who offers to help him reconnect with his wife in exchange for him doing something important for her.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 362+ 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 Jay CassidyShot by Masanobu TakayanagiScored by Danny ElfmanDesigned by Judy BeckerSound by Odin BenitezCostumes by Mark BridgesVFX by David P I James

Box Office

2012 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 11× 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

$236.4M

Budget$21.0M
Worldwide gross$236.4M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $132.1M — 56% of worldwide · International: $104.3M (44%)

Opening weekend: $443K — 0% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $1.8M — 1% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 16 theaters

Full synopsis

Also known as

  • Silver Liningsde
  • Silver Linings – Wenn du mir, dann ich dirde
  • El lado bueno de las cosases
  • Happiness Therapyfr
  • (French)Happiness Therapy
  • Il lato positivo - Silver Linings Playbookit
Release dates around the world2 countries · show
  • CanadaSep 8, 2012
  • United StatesOct 4, 2012

Companies

ProductionThe Weinstein Company

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