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Released
2008 · FILM

The Bank Job

When a desperate ex‑model strikes a deal with MI5 to steal scandalous royal photos from a heavily guarded bank, she enlists a small-time car salesman and his ragtag crew for a high‑stakes heist that pits them against ruthless gangsters and relentless government agents.

“The true story of a heist gone wrong... in all the right ways.”

Directed by
Roger Donaldson, Mark Hopkins
Written by
Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais
Rated
MPA · R
Runtime
111 min
CrimeThriller
Streaming on
  • Prime Video

Synopsis

Terry is a small-time car dealer attempting to move past his criminal history and build a family. Martine, a model from Terry's old neighborhood, is aware of his past and is not easily impressed by his efforts to change. When Martine suggests a seemingly foolproof plan to rob a bank, Terry is initially wary of the risks but sees it as a potential turning point in his life.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 354+ 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 John GilbertShot by Michael CoulterScored by J Peter RobinsonDesigned by Gavin BocquetSound by Simon HayesCostumes by Odile Dicks MireauxStunts by Danny BaldwinVFX by David Booth

Box Office

2008 · Box office

✅ Made its money back — grossed 3.2× 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

$64.8M

Budget$20.0M
Worldwide gross$64.8M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $30.1M — 46% of worldwide · International: $34.8M (54%)

Opening weekend: $5.9M — 20% of its US run.

Opening week (7-day): $8.2M — 27% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 1,603 theaters

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Also known as

  • Bank Jobde
  • Braquage à l'anglaisefr
  • La rapina perfettait
  • The Bank Job: La rapina perfettait
  • (English)The Bank Job
  • (Bulgarian)Банковият обир
Release dates around the world3 countries · show
  • United KingdomFeb 19, 2008
  • IrelandFeb 29, 2008
  • CanadaMar 7, 2008

Production & Distribution

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MosaicRelativity MediaOmnilab Media

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