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Released
1985 · FILM

Silverado

Four weary strangers unite in a quest to reclaim their town from a ruthless sheriff and his violent posse in this epic Western journey of redemption and revenge.

Four strangers become friends. Four friends become heroes. On the road to Silverado.

Directed by
Rated
MPA · PG-13
Runtime
133 min
ActionDramaWestern

Synopsis

Four unsuspecting individuals find their paths converging as they travel toward the quiet town of Silverado. Unbeknownst to them, the town, where their loved ones live, has fallen under the control of a corrupt sheriff and a violent band of outlaws.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

Principal cast & crew: 20

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

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 Carol LittletonShot by John BaileyScored by Bruce BroughtonDesigned by Ida Random

Box Office

1985 · Box office

⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.4× 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

$32.2M

Budget$23.0M
Worldwide gross$32.2M
break-even (2.5×)

Opening weekend: $3.5M 11% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $6.3M20% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 1,168 theaters

Also known as

  • Silveradode

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