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Released
2014 · FILM

The Book of Life

A passionate young bullfighter named Manolo must choose between his family’s expectations and his dream of becoming a musician while winning María’s heart, launching him into a vibrant after‑life quest where he confronts his deepest fears; the fate of love and destiny hangs on his courage in the magical realms of the Day of the Dead.

“Two worlds. One love.”

Directed by
Jorge R Gutierrez
Written by
Doug Langdale, Jorge R Gutierrez
Rated
MPA · PG
Runtime
95 min
AdventureAnimationComedy

Synopsis

Manolo is a young man caught between the expectations of his family and the desires of his heart. Before making a decision, he embarks on an extraordinary adventure that takes him through magical worlds, where he must confront his deepest fears.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 69+ 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 Ahren ShawScored by Gustavo SantaolallaDesigned by Paul Sullivan

Box Office

2014 · 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

$97.4M

Budget$50.0M
Worldwide gross$97.4M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $50.2M — 51% of worldwide · International: $47.3M (49%)

Opening weekend: $17.0M — 34% of its US run.

Opening week (7-day): $20.1M — 40% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 3,071 theaters

Also known as

  • Manolo und das Buch des Lebensde
  • La Légende de Manolofr
  • Il libro della vitait

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