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Released
2011 · FILM

The Dilemma

Savvy businessman Ronny must secure a career‑making auto design pitch while wrestling with the fallout of uncovering his best friend Nick’s wife in a compromising situation, forcing him to decide whether exposing the truth will ruin their partnership or save them both.

“Two best friends. Nothing could come between them... or could it?”

Directed by
Ron Howard, William M Connor
Written by
Allan Loeb
Rated
MPA · PG-13
Runtime
111 min
ComedyDrama

Synopsis

Ronny and Nick, longtime friends and business partners in an auto-design firm, are working on a presentation for a high-profile project that could elevate their company. When Ronny notices Nick's wife with another man, he begins to investigate, uncovering hidden secrets about Nick. As the presentation date approaches, Ronny struggles with the potential consequences of revealing the truth.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 311+ 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 Daniel P HanleyShot by Salvatore TotinoScored by Lorne BalfeDesigned by Daniel B ClancySound by Bob ChefalasCostumes by Daniel OrlandiStunts by Joe Bucaro IiiVFX by Glenn Allen

Box Office

2011 · Box office

📉 Underperformed — grossed 1.0× 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

$67.1M

Budget$70.0M
Worldwide gross$67.1M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $48.5M — 72% of worldwide · International: $18.6M (28%)

Opening weekend: $17.8M — 37% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $23.6M — 49% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 2,940 theaters

Also known as

  • Dickste Freundede
  • Le Dilemmefr
  • Il dilemmait
  • (French)Le dilemme
  • (Bulgarian)Да кажа или да не кажа?
Release dates around the world5 countries · show
  • New ZealandJan 13, 2011
  • CanadaJan 14, 2011
  • JapanJan 14, 2011
  • RomaniaJan 14, 2011
  • United StatesJan 14, 2011

Companies

ProductionImagine Entertainment, Universal Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment, Wild West Picture Show Productions
DistributionUniversal Pictures, Toho-Towa, United International Pictures (UIP)
Special effectsBrainstorm Digital
Other companiesFletcher Chicago, Atlantic Records, Atmosphere Casting of Chicago, Behind the Scenes Freight

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