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The Matrix(1999)
Released
1999 · FILM

The Matrix

A brilliant but disillusioned programmer discovers he is the key to freeing humanity from a simulated reality—and must choose between the truth and the comfort of ignorance as he battles rogue agents and embraces his destiny as "The One.

“Believe the unbelievable.”

Directed by
Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski
Written by
Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
Rated
MPA · R
Runtime
136 min
ActionSci-Fi

Synopsis

Set in the 22nd century, *The Matrix* tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 246+ 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 Zach StaenbergShot by Bill PopeScored by Don DavisDesigned by Owen Paterson

Box Office

1999 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 7.4× 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

$463.5M

Budget$63.0M
Worldwide gross$463.5M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $171.5M — 37% of worldwide · International: $292.0M (63%)

Opening weekend: $9.6M — 6% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $9.6M — 6% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 2,704 theaters

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Also known as

  • Matrixde
  • Matrixfr
  • (French)Matrix
Release dates around the world3 countries · show
  • United StatesMar 24, 1999
  • CanadaMar 31, 1999
  • AustraliaApr 8, 1999

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Production3 Arts Entertainment

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