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Stand by Me(1986)
Released
1986 · FILM

Stand by Me

Twelve‑year‑old Gordie teams up with his best friend Chris and two reckless pals to locate a vanished boy’s corpse before the town’s dark secrets drown them all, risking friendship and their own lives in a desperate quest for truth.

“"If I could only have one food to eat for the rest of my life?" "That's easy. Pez. Cherry flavor Pez. No question about it."”

Directed by
Rob Reiner
Written by
Stephen King, Raynold Gideon
Rated
FSK · FSK 6
Runtime
89 min
AdventureDrama

Synopsis

When they learn that a boy their age has been accidentally killed near their rural homes, four boys decide to visit the body. Gordie, Vern, Chris, and Teddy face challenges along the way, including an encounter with a hostile junk man and a marsh filled with leeches. During the journey, they also gain insight into each other's lives and the differences in their home environments. Initially a casual outing, the boys' adventure becomes a significant and defining experience in their lives.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 141+ 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 Robert LeightonShot by Thomas Del RuthScored by Jack NitzscheDesigned by J Dennis Washington

Box Office

1986 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 6.5× 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

$52.3M

Budget$8.0M
Worldwide gross$52.3M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $52.3M — 100% of worldwide · International: $2K (0%)

Opening weekend: $243K — 0% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $411K — 1% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 16 theaters

Re-release box office

2026624 theaters
$1.2M($1.2M today)

Domestic gross earned in theatrical re-release, by year · adjusted for inflation

Full synopsis

Also known as

  • (French)Compte sur moi !
  • Stand By Me – Das Geheimnis eines Sommersde
  • Cuenta conmigoes
  • Compte sur moifr
  • Stand by me - Compte sur moifr
  • Stand by Me - Ricordo di un'estateit
Release dates around the world3 countries · show
  • United StatesAug 6, 1986
  • CanadaAug 22, 1986
  • NorwayNov 4, 1986

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