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Released
1992 · FILM

The Bodyguard

A former Secret Service agent reluctantly becomes the bodyguard of a reclusive superstar, but as their bond deepens, he must confront her resistance to his protection—and a stalker who won't stop until she's dead.

“Never let her out of your sight. Never let your guard down. Never fall in love.”

Directed by
Mick Jackson, Albert Cho
Written by
Lawrence Kasdan
Rated
MPA · R
Runtime
129 min
DramaMusicRomance

Synopsis

A former Secret Service agent reluctantly accepts a mission to safeguard a pop idol who is being targeted by a deranged fan. Initially, the security-conscious bodyguard and the self-centered performer are at odds. However, the mounting tension soon leads to a different kind of connection, and the emotionally guarded agent finds himself caught between his professional responsibilities and an unexpected romantic attraction.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 270+ 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 Donn CambernShot by Andrew DunnScored by Alan SilvestriDesigned by Jeffrey BeecroftSound by Julia EvershadeCostumes by Susan Nininger

Box Office

1992 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 16× 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

$411.0M

Budget$25.0M
Worldwide gross$411.0M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $121.9M — 30% of worldwide · International: $289.1M (70%)

Opening weekend: $16.6M — 14% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.

Peak 1,717 theaters

Re-release box office

2012484 theaters
$61K($88K today)

Domestic gross earned in theatrical re-release, by year · adjusted for inflation

Full synopsis

Also known as

  • Bodyguardde
  • El guardaespaldases
  • Guardia del corpoit
Release dates around the world5 countries · show
  • CanadaNov 25, 1992
  • United StatesNov 25, 1992
  • South KoreaDec 5, 1992
  • FranceDec 9, 1992
  • NetherlandsDec 10, 1992

Companies

ProductionWarner Bros., Kasdan Pictures, Tig Productions

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