T2 Trainspotting
A middle-aged man returning to his troubled past in Edinburgh must confront old friends trapped in addiction and deceit, forcing him to choose between his own redemption or a return to self-destruction.
“Face your past. Choose your future.”
Synopsis
After spending 20 years away, Mark Renton returns to Scotland and reconnects with his former friends Sick Boy, Spud, and Begbie.
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A crew of 71+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Jon HarrisShot by Anthony Dod MantleDesigned by Patrick Rolfe
Box Office
2017 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 2.3× its budget
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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
$41.7M
US & Canada: $2.4M — 6% of worldwide · International: $39.3M (94%)
Opening weekend: $171K — 7% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $233K — 10% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 5 theaters
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Also known as
- Trainspotting 2en
- T2: Trainspottinges
- T2: Trainspottingit
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Cast & Crew
71 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Ewan Mcgregor
as Renton
Ewen Bremner
as Spud
Jonny Lee Miller
as Simon
Robert Carlyle
as Begbie / Begbie's Father
Anjela Nedyalkova
as Veronika
Logan Gillies
as Simon (aged 9)
Shirley Henderson
as Gail
Ben Skelton
as Renton (aged 9)
Kelly Macdonald
as Diane
Aiden Haggarty
as Spud (aged 9)
Pauline Turner
as June
Daniel Smith
as Begbie (aged 9)
Supporting cast
49Scot Greenan
as Frank Junior
Elijah Wolf
as Tommy (aged 9)
James Cosmo
as Renton's Father
Steven Robertson
as Stoddart
Irvine Welsh
as Mikey Forrester
John Kazek
as Tom (Rehab Group)
Charlie Hardie
as Fergus (aged 9)
Scott Aitken
as Farmer
Gordon Kennedy
as Tulloch
Tereza Duskova
as Tourism Girl
Elek Kish
as Dozo
Lewis Gribben
as Dealer
Dominic Maccoll
as Dealer
Calum Verrecchia
as Dealer
Simon Weir
as Jailhouse
Bradley Welsh
as Doyle
Katie Leung
as Nurse
Thierry Mabonga
as Security Officer Wilson
Atta Yaqub
as Medical Student
Christopher Douglas
as Chris the Oracle
James Mcelvar
as Simon (aged 20)
Connor Mcindoe
as Renton (aged 20)
Bryan Quinn
as Man in Music Video
Ged Hanley
as Social Club Band
Neil Thomson
as Social Club Band
Margaret Davies
as Social Club Singer
Alex Jackson
as Social Club Singer
Tom Urie
as Big Bear
Phil Coppola
as Boxing Instructor
John Bell
as Spud (aged 20)
Kyle Fitzpatrick
as Fergus
Eileen Nicholas
as Renton's Mother (archive footage)
Michael Shaw
as Tommy (aged 20)
Kevin Mckidd
as Tommy (archive footage)
Lauren Lamb
as Baby Dawn (archive footage)
Devon Lamb
as Baby Dawn (archive footage)
Amy Manson
as Woman in Club
Russell Dunsmore
as Hard Guy Driver
Nebli Basani
as Hardman
Edyta Szewczyk
as Girl in Sauna
Fiori Miari
as Girl in Sauna
Pauline Lynch
as Lizzy
Christopher Mullen
as Begbie (aged 20)
Hamish Haggerty
as Young Renton
Daniel Jackson
as Young Begbie
Svetlana Yancheva
as Veronika's Mother
Emil Bonev
as Veronika's Son
Blair Flucker
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Adam James Johnston
as Club Patron (uncredited)
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