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Released
1998 · FILM

The Man in the Iron Mask

When a reckless young king orders a former Musketeer to hunt down a shadowy Jesuit assassin amid famine-fueled unrest, the legendary trio of Athos, Porthos and D’Artagnan must decide whether to protect the crown or ignite revolution.

“For the honor of a king. And the destiny of a country. All for one.”

Directed by
Randall Wallace, Randall Wallace Nm0908824
Written by
Alexandre Dumas, Randall Wallace
Rated
MPA · PG-13
Runtime
132 min
ActionAdventureDrama

Synopsis

Years have passed since the Three Musketeers—Aramis, Athos, and Porthos—last fought alongside their friend D'Artagnan. With the tyrannical King Louis using his power to cause chaos in the kingdom while his twin brother, Philippe, remains imprisoned, the Musketeers reunite to abduct Louis and replace him with Philippe.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 375+ 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 William HoyShot by Peter SuschitzkyScored by Nick Glennie SmithDesigned by Anthony PrattSound by Lon BenderCostumes by James Acheson Nm0009807Stunts by Yannick DerrienVFX by Rob Hodgson

Box Office

1998 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 5.2× 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

$183.0M

Budget$35.0M
Worldwide gross$183.0M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $57.0M — 31% of worldwide · International: $126.0M (69%)

Opening weekend: $17.3M — 30% of its US run.

Opening week (7-day): $23.4M — 41% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 3,101 theaters

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Also known as

  • Der Mann in der Eisernen Maskede
  • El hombre de la máscara de hierroes
  • L'Homme au masque de ferfr
  • La maschera di ferroit
  • (Bulgarian)Желязната маска
Release dates around the world3 countries · show
  • United StatesMar 2, 1998
  • CanadaMar 13, 1998
  • FranceMar 16, 1998

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