The Circle
A talented young employee joins an all‑powerful tech giant eager to climb its ranks, only to discover that the company's relentless push for total transparency threatens her privacy and freedom.
“Knowing is good. Knowing everything is better.”
Synopsis
A young tech worker takes a job at a powerful Internet corporation and quickly rises up the company.
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A crew of 44+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Lisa LassekShot by Matthew LibatiqueScored by Hollie BuhagiarDesigned by Gerald Sullivan
Box Office
2017 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 2.3× 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
$40.7M
US & Canada: $20.5M — 50% of worldwide · International: $20.2M (50%)
Opening weekend: $9.0M — 44% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $11.7M — 57% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 3,163 theaters
Also known as
- The Circlede
- El círculoes
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Cast & Crew
44 unique people credited
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Supporting cast
16Glenne Headly
as Bonnie
Colin Burnicle
as Archie Hickson
Brooke Lee
Bill Paxton
as Vinnie
Ross Noble
as Paul Lockwood
Nathaniel Dean
Steve Grihault
as Harbourmaster
Ming Zhu Hii
Karen Gillan
as Annie
Jeremy Spriggs
as Shepherd
Felix Williamson
Beck
as Beck
Emily Yarrow
as Banshee
Nate Corddry
as Dan
Ewen Baker
as Billy
Mamoudou Athie
as Jared
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2Writers
4Producers
5Other crew
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