The Legend of Tarzan
When the ruthless King Leopold hires famed jungle lord Tarzan to barter for priceless Opar diamonds, the ape‑raised aristocrat must navigate deadly African warlords and colonial greed to save his honor and prevent a global scandal.
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Synopsis
After adjusting to life in London, Tarzan is summoned back to the jungle to look into the operations at a mining camp.
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How many hands made this film
The scale of the collaboration
A crew of 983+ 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 Mark DayShot by Henry BrahamScored by Rupert Gregson WilliamsSound by Glenn FreemantleCostumes by Ruth Myers Nm0616848Stunts by Alexis BarronVFX by Lewis Menga
Box Office
2016 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 2.0× 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
$356.7M
US & Canada: $126.6M — 35% of worldwide · International: $230.1M (65%)
Opening weekend: $38.5M — 30% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $60.8M — 48% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 3,561 theaters
Full synopsis
Also known as
- Legend of Tarzande
- Tarzanen
- Tarzánes
- Tarzanfr
- (Bulgarian)Легендата за Тарзан
Release dates around the world3 countries · showhide
- United StatesJun 27, 2016
- South KoreaJun 29, 2016
- TaiwanJun 29, 2016
Production & Distribution
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Cast & Crew
983 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Alexander Skarsgard
as Tarzan
Rory J Saper
as Young Tarzan (18 Years)
Christian Stevens
as Young Tarzan (5 Years)
Christoph Waltz
as Leon Rom
Samuel L Jackson
as George Washington Williams
Margot Robbie
as Jane Clayton
Sidney Ralitsoele
as Wasimbu
Osy Ikhile
as Kwete
Mens Sana Tamakloe
as Kolo
Antony Acheampong
as Kanam
Edward Apeagyei
as Kimanga
Ashley Byam
as Kasai
Supporting cast
175Casper Crump
as Major Kerckhover
Adam Ganne
as German Force Publique
Aleksandar Mikic
as Muscular Force Publique
Gary Cargill
as Unruly Force Publique
Shaun Smith
as Medieval Faced Mercenary
Ian Mercer
as Freckled Force Publique
Laurence Spellman
as South African Force Publique
Alex Ferns
as Force Publique Officer
Roger Evans
as Force Publique Officer
Clive Brunt
as Senior Officer
Djimon Hounsou
as Chief Mbonga
Charles Babalola
as Kulonga
Yule Masiteng
as Muviro
Mimi M Khayisa
as Eshe
Faith Edwards
as Older Kuba Woman
Matt Cross
as Akut
Madeleine Worrall
as Kala
William Wollen
as Kerchak
Cedric Weber
as French Engineer
Richard James Neale
as Jug Eared Soldier
Charlie Anson
as Sergeant
Simon Russell Beale
as Mr. Frum
John Hollingworth
as Steward
Maxim De Villiers
as Young Officer
Miles Jupp
as The Valet
Teresa Churcher
as Stern Maid
Jim Broadbent
as Prime Minister
Christopher Benjamin
as Lord Knutsford
Paul Hamilton
as Lord Stanhope
Ben Chaplin
as Captain Moulle
Faisal Mohammed
as Huge Warrior
Genevieve O Reilly
as Tarzan's Mother
Hadley Fraser
as Tarzan's Father
Augusts Dakteris
as Tarzan Aerial Artist
Sophia Ramos
as Singer
Caitlin Mcintosh
as Pigtails
Thomas Coghlan
as Smallest, Little Boy (aged 10)
Amelia Mae Butler
as Tiny, Young Girl (aged 9)
Jack Hammond
as Bully, Big Boy (aged 11)
Oliver Lamb
as Curious (Young) Boy
Matilda Hedley
as Child (aged 10)
Luke Smith
as Child in Greystoke Manor
John Harvey Wilson
as Child in Greystoke Manor
Adam Scholes
as Child in Greystoke Manor
Owen Walters
as Child in Greystoke Manor
Orla Mcfarlane
as Child in Greystoke Manor
Abi Adeyemi
as Kuba Villager
Jaiye Afolabi
as Mbolongo Warrior
Kwame Agyei
as Kuba Villager
Michael Akinsulire
as Chief Mbonga Warrior
Emmanuel Akwafo
as Tribe Warrior
Ben Alexander
as Belgium Soldier
Antoine Allen
as Warrior
Hugh Allison
as Boma Villager
Fraser Andrews
as Frum's Army Officer
James Francis Andrews
as Force Publique Soldier
Gino Anganda
as Warrior
Habib Anibaba
as Mbolongo Warrior
Lasco Atkins
as Mercenary
Mark Badham
as Mercenary
Richard Banks
as Force Publique
Nathan Benham
as Belgian Gunner
Andy Blithe
as Frum's Soldier
Darren Booy
as Boma Businessman
Michael Bordom
as Kuba Villager
Charles Jean Boucher
as Tribe Warrior
Mark Bowsher
as Belgian Soldier
Alexander Bracq
as Belgium Soldier
Deboh Brown
as Body Carrier, Mbolongo Warrior
Greg Brummel
as Conscript
Roddy Button
as Upper Class Gentleman
Chris Cartwright
as Belgian Soldier
Anthony Chisholm
as Kuba Village Man
Ola Christian
as Body Carrier
Roy Christian
as African Tribesman
Marcel Clarke
as Mbolongo Warrior
Philippe D Imperio
as Belgian Soldier
Katherine Denkinson
as Edwardian Woman
James Ducker
as Belgian Soldier
John Duggan
as Market Trader London Street
Andrew Dunkelberger
as American Businessman
Charlene Durrant
as Young Posh Lady
Guinevere Edwards
as Victorian Passerby
Kelvin Enwereobi
as Tribe Warrior
Helen Evans
as Passerby
Jack Everson
as Belgian Conscript
Ndongo Faye
as Mbolongo Warrior
Marco Flammer
as Force Publique Mercenary
Brandon Francis
as Belgian Soldier
Duane Francis
as Native Boma Worker
Don Sebastian Fula
as Black Tribe
Andrea Gambadoro
as Force Publique
Julian Gamm
as Shoe Shine Boy
Samuel Garcia
as Belgian Conscript
Don Gayle
as Mombolo Warrior
Karen Gaynord
as European Boma Woman
Robin George
as Victorian Businessman
Dennis Good
as Frum's Soldier
Craig Goult
as Carriage Passenger
Lydia Greentree
as London Streets Woman
Liv Hansen
as Carriage Passenger
John Harding
as Victorian Londoner
Robin Harvey
as Belgian Soldier
Michael Haynes
as Boma Villager
Pete Buzzsaw Holland
as Frum's Command Force
Tina Holland
as Victorian Lady
Luke Hope
as Belgian Soldier
Jermaine Humes
as Mbonga Warrior
Joy Isa
as Kuba Woman
Tobias James Samuels
as Belgian Soldier
Sal Jobe
as Kuba Native
Marcus G Johnson
as Mbolongo Warrior, Train Prisoner
Kyran Julius
as Extra
Bentley Kalu
as Mbolongo Warrior
John Samuel Kande
as Shaman
Joshua Kekana
as Mbolongo Warrior Tribesman, Boma Native Worker
Attila G Kerekes
as Upper-class Gentleman
Paul Kerry
as Belgian Soldier
Marat Khairoullin
as Smallest Mercenary
Fred King
as Victorian Man
Eirik Knutsvik
as Frum's Command Force
Lamar Lawrence
as Boy in Cage
Leon Lee
as Lead Soldier
Jeff Longland
as Force Publique
Marian Lorencik
as Belgian Officer
Tyrone Love
as Surma Warrior
Paul Low Hang
as Warrior, Train Prisoner
Chris Luck
as Frum's Army Officer
Tanaka Mandimika
as Mbolongo Chief Warrior
Glyn Manfo
as Boma Worker
Nicholas Marshall
as Warrior
Nick Mckinless
as Huge Belgian
Lee Mcqueen
as Force Publique Officer
Alexander Michael
as Kuba Villager, Prisoner
Anthony Milton
as Gentleman on Bus
Karen Mkrtchyan
as Force Publique
Stephen Molyneaux
as Belgian soldier
Michael Momoh
as Mangani
Maximus Morgan
as Mbonga Warrior, Train Prisoner
Cali Nelle
as Mbolongo Leopard Warrior
Florence Nzenwefi
as Kuba Man
Stephen Odubola
as Native Scout
Joshua Okpala
as Skins
Jeremiah Olaleye
as Boma Native
Rex Osafo Asare
as Villager
Jacob Oshinowo
as Tribal Warrior
Michael Owusu
as Elite Leopard Warrior, Mangini
Stephen Parker
as Force Publique
Andrew Paxton Gray
as Upper Class Gentleman
Mac Pietowski
as Force Publique
Ella Purnell
as Young Jane Body Double
Clay Quarchioni
as Force Publique
Rodeck Quarshie
as Warrior
George Rodd
as Politician
Florian Schwienbacher
as Belgian Conscript
James Thomas Scott
as Newspaper Seller
Timothy Scott
as Force Publique
Tamara Sharpe
as Carriage Passenger
Kieran Shekoni
as Mbonga Tribe Warrior
Peter Silva
as Tribesman
Marcus Sinclair
as Mbonga Tribe Warrior
David Speed
as Tradesman
Richard Stanley
as Force Publique Officer
Jenner Stronge
as Kuba Village Resident
Ellen Sutherland
as Victorian Woman
Lamin Tamba
as Kuba Native
Joshua Teya
as Mombolo
Steven F Thompson
as 10 Downing St. Civil Servant
Matt Townsend
as Belgian Conscript
Douglas Utting
as Belgian Mercenary
Adam C Webb
as Military Brass Band Player
Tom Whelehan
as Boat Captain
Danny Wright
as Soldier
Miroslav Zaruba
as Belgian Officer
Dre Zengarta
as Mbonga Tribe Warrior
Directors
1Producers
1Other crew
794Grace Lan
3d editor
Callum Harling
accounts assistant
Chris Etherington
accounts assistant
Emily Morris
accounts assistant
Lewis Harrison
accounts assistant
Michael Freedman
additional assistant editor (uncredited)
Sam Cook
additional crowd production assistant (as Samuel Martin Cook)
Todd Sandler
additional editor
Adam Coles
additional first assistant camera
Leo Holba
additional first assistant camera: second unit
Greg Murray
additional grip
Christopher Raphael
additional photography
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