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Released
2005 · FILM

The New World

A determined explorer strives to forge a fragile peace between his fledgling colony and the native tribe, while cultural clash and personal longing threaten to tear both worlds apart.

“Once discovered, it was changed forever.”

Directed by
Terrence Malick, Andy Cheng
Written by
Terrence Malick
Rated
MPA · PG-13
Runtime
135 min
BiographyDramaHistory

Synopsis

A drama centered on explorer John Smith and the conflict between Native Americans and English settlers during the 17th century.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 339+ 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 Richard ChewShot by Emmanuel LubezkiScored by James HornerDesigned by Jack FiskSound by Craig Berkey Nm0075389Costumes by Jacqueline WestStunts by Andy ChengVFX by Raymond Gieringer

Box Office

2005 · Box office

⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.0× 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

$30.5M

Budget$30.0M
Worldwide gross$30.5M
break-even (2.5×)

Versions & cuts

  • extended· 172 min
  • original cut· 150 min

Also known as

  • The New Worldde
  • El nuevo mundoes
  • Le Nouveau Mondefr
  • The New World - Il nuovo mondoit
  • (English)The New World
  • (Bulgarian)Новият свят
Release dates around the world4 countries · show
  • United StatesDec 25, 2005
  • ItalyJan 13, 2006
  • CanadaJan 20, 2006
  • United KingdomJan 27, 2006

Companies

ProductionNew Line Cinema, Sunflower Productions, Sarah Green Film

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