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Released
2024 · FILM

The Apprentice

A hungry young real‑estate heir fights his way into New York’s elite, but when he teams up with the ruthless attorney Roy Cohn, their cutthroat alliance forces him to choose between limitless ambition and his own moral limits.

“An American horror story.”

Directed by
Ali Abbasi, Joel Hay
Written by
Gabriel Sherman, Rob Ballantyne
Rated
MPA · R
Runtime
122 min
BiographyDramaHistory

Synopsis

In the 1970s, a young Donald Trump, seeking to establish himself as a driven member of a wealthy New York family, became influenced by Roy Cohn, a ruthless attorney who played a key role in shaping the public figure Trump would later become. Cohn viewed Trump as an ideal protégé, recognizing in him a strong ambition, a desire for success, and a determination to achieve his goals at all costs.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 386+ 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 Olivier Bugge CoutteShot by Kasper TuxenScored by Martin DirkovDesigned by Aleksandra MarinkovichSound by Per BostromCostumes by Laura MontgomeryStunts by Joel Labelle

Box Office

2024 · Box office

⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.1× 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

$17.3M

Budget$16.0M
Worldwide gross$17.3M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $4.0M — 23% of worldwide · International: $13.3M (77%)

Opening weekend: $1.6M — 40% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $2.6M — 64% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 1,740 theaters

Also known as

  • The Apprentice - The Trump Storyde
  • (Arabic, literal English title)The Apprentice: The Donald Trump Story
Release dates around the world3 countries · show
  • FranceMay 20, 2024
  • United StatesAug 31, 2024
  • GermanySep 30, 2024

Companies

ProductionRocket Science, Gidden Media, Head Gear Films, LB Entertainment, Scythia Films
DistributionAdastra Cinema, Briarcliff Entertainment, DCM Film Distribution, Diamond Films
Special effectsEGG VFX, Piranha Bar, Filmgate, Merry Band of Freelancers, DUPP Film
Other companiesFreeway CAM B.V., Goldenberg & Co., Oddball Films, Rocket Science, Company 3, Fremantle

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