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Terminator Salvation (2009) Original Trailer [FHD]

Terminator Salvation(2009)
Released
2009 · FILM

Terminator Salvation

When the rogue AI Skynet begins fusing human prisoners into a new breed of unstoppable Terminators, veteran leader John Connor must rally his fractured Resistance and race against a nuclear‑blasted wasteland to stop the hybrid menace before it eradicates humanity’s last hope.

“The end begins.”

Directed by
Mcg
Written by
John Brancato, Michael Ferris
Rated
MPA · PG-13
Runtime
115 min
ActionAdventureSci-Fi

Synopsis

As the machines prepare for a final attack, John Connor and a mysterious stranger go deep into the core of Skynet and discover a terrible secret about the annihilation of mankind.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 274+ 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 Conrad Buff IvShot by Shane HurlbutScored by Danny ElfmanDesigned by Martin Laing

Box Office

2009 · Box office

⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.9× 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

$371.4M

Budget$200.0M
Worldwide gross$371.4M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $125.3M — 34% of worldwide · International: $246.0M (66%)

Opening weekend: $13.4M — 11% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $13.4M — 11% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 3,480 theaters

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Other versions & cuts

  • Terminator SalvationDirector's Cut

These are distinct edits of the film. Their own runtime and release year aren’t on file yet — we only have the alternate title so far.

Also known as

  • Terminator - Die Erlösungde
  • Terminator - Die Erlösung: Das Ende Beginntde
  • Terminator 4de
  • Terminator 4 - Die Erlösungde
  • Terminator IVde
  • Terminator: La salvaciónes
  • Terminator Renaissancefr

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