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Released
2006 · FILM

The Nativity Story

A young Mary and her betrothed, Joseph, face trials of faith and endurance as they journey to Bethlehem, where the miracle of Jesus' birth will change the course of history.

“Her child would change the world.”

Directed by
Catherine Hardwicke
Written by
Mike Rich
Runtime
101 min
AdventureDramaFamily
Streaming on
  • Paramount+

Synopsis

In this retelling of the Nativity story, Mary and Joseph undertake a difficult journey to Bethlehem. The adaptation, known for its meticulous research and rich visual style, chronicles their arduous trip to a small village, where they find shelter in a quiet manger and Jesus is born.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

Principal cast & crew: 24

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

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 Robert K LambertShot by Elliot DavisScored by Mychael DannaDesigned by Stefano Maria Ortolani

Box Office

2006 · Box office

⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.3× 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

$46.4M

Budget$35.0M
Worldwide gross$46.4M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $37.6M — 81% of worldwide · International: $8.8M (19%)

Opening weekend: $8.0M — 21% of its US run.

Opening week (7-day): $10.2M — 27% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 3,083 theaters

Also known as

  • Es begab sich aber zu der Zeit...de
  • La Nativitéfr

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