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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button(2008)
Released
2008 · FILM

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

A man is born in 1918 with the face of an old man and the mind of a child, growing younger as the world around him ages, forcing him to confront the chaos of time, love, and loss in a race against his own existence.

“Life isn't measured in minutes, but in moments.”

Directed by
David Fincher, Martin Doepner
Written by
Eric Roth, Robin Swicord
Rated
MPA · PG-13
Runtime
166 min
DramaFantasyRomance

Synopsis

Benjamin Button is born under unusual circumstances in a New Orleans nursing home, emerging as an elderly man who ages in reverse. Twelve years later, he meets Daisy, a young child who intermittently appears in his life as she grows into a dancer. While Benjamin experiences many unusual adventures throughout his life, his relationship with Daisy and the possibility of them being together at the right time remain central to his journey.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 968+ 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 Kirk BaxterShot by Claudio MirandaScored by Alexandre DesplatDesigned by Donald Graham BurtSound by Ren KlyceCostumes by Jacqueline WestStunts by Marc DesourdyVFX by Eric Barba

Box Office

2008 · Box office

⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 2.2× 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

$335.8M

Budget$150.0M
Worldwide gross$335.8M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $127.5M — 38% of worldwide · International: $208.3M (62%)

Full synopsis

Also known as

  • Der seltsame Fall des Benjamin Buttonde
  • Benjamin Buttonen
  • El curioso caso de Benjamin Buttones
  • L'Étrange Histoire de Benjamin Buttonfr
  • Il curioso caso di Benjamin Buttonit
  • (Bulgarian)Странният случай с Бенджамин Бътън
Release dates around the world4 countries · show
  • AustraliaDec 10, 2008
  • CanadaDec 25, 2008
  • New ZealandDec 25, 2008
  • United StatesDec 25, 2008

Production & Distribution

Production companies
Warner Bros.Paramount PicturesThe Kennedy/Marshall Company

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