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2011 · FILM

The Ides of March

A savvy junior campaign manager races against time and a ruthless opponent to secure his governor’s presidential nomination, while a relentless reporter threatens to expose the high‑stakes backroom deals that could make or break their victory.

“Ambition seduces. Power corrupts.”

Directed by
Ian Calip, David Webb
Written by
Beau Willimon, Grant Heslov
Rated
MPA · R
Runtime
101 min
DramaThriller
Streaming on
  • Paramount+

Synopsis

A young and ambitious press spokesman finds himself entangled in a web of deceit and manipulation as he navigates the cutthroat world of media and public relations. Faced with political intrigue and backroom dealings, he must decide how far he is willing to go to achieve success. The film follows his rise and the moral compromises he makes along the way, as underhanded tactics threaten to tarnish his reputation and the truth itself.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 553+ 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 Stephen MirrioneShot by Phedon PapamichaelScored by Alexandre DesplatDesigned by Sharon SeymourSound by Gregg LandakerCostumes by Louise FrogleyStunts by Dan Lemieux

Box Office

2011 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 6.1× 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

$76.3M

Budget$12.5M
Worldwide gross$76.3M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $41.0M — 54% of worldwide · International: $35.4M (46%)

Opening weekend: $10.5M — 26% of its US run.

Opening week (7-day): $14.7M — 36% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 2,199 theaters

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Also known as

  • The Ides of March - Tage des Verratsde
  • Les Marches du pouvoirfr
  • Le idi di marzoit
  • (Bulgarian)Маската на властта
Release dates around the world5 countries · show
  • ItalyAug 31, 2011
  • CanadaSep 9, 2011
  • GreeceSep 23, 2011
  • SwitzerlandSep 24, 2011
  • United StatesOct 5, 2011

Companies

ProductionSmokehouse Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Cross Creek Pictures, Exclusive Media Group

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