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Super 8(2011)
Released
2011 · FILM

Super 8

Teen filmmaker Joe teams up with rival’s daughter to investigate bizarre white crates uncovered in a deadly train wreck, racing against hostile adults and an unseen threat that could destroy their town.

“It arrives.”

Directed by
J J Abrams
Written by
J J Abrams
Rated
MPA · PG-13
Runtime
112 min
ActionSci-FiThriller

Synopsis

In late 1970s Ohio, a group of friends filming a homemade zombie movie witness a devastating train derailment. Soon after, their quiet town is gripped by unexplained disappearances, strange phenomena and a growing sense of fear as they uncover that something terrifying has been set loose.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 56+ 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 Maryann BrandonShot by Larry FongScored by Michael GiacchinoDesigned by Martin Whist

Box Office

2011 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 5.2× 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

$260.1M

Budget$50.0M
Worldwide gross$260.1M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $127.0M — 49% of worldwide · International: $133.1M (51%)

Opening weekend: $35.5M — 28% of its US run.

Opening week (7-day): $50.5M — 40% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 3,379 theaters

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