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The Nice Guys(2016)
Released
2016 · FILM

The Nice Guys

A hard‑boiled PI and a violent enforcer must join forces in 1970s L.A. to locate a missing activist before powerful foes silence her for good.

“They're not that nice.”

Directed by
Shane Black, Alina Gatti
Written by
Shane Black, Anthony Bagarozzi
Rated
MPA · R
Runtime
116 min
ActionComedyCrime

Synopsis

In 1970s Los Angeles, a private investigator begins probing the apparent suicide of a once-famous porn star who is now in decline and uncovers a larger conspiracy.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 332+ 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 Joel NegronShot by Philippe RousselotScored by David BuckleyDesigned by Richard BridglandSound by Chris BurdonCostumes by Kym Barrett

Box Office

2016 · Box office

⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.4× 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

$71.3M

Budget$50.0M
Worldwide gross$71.3M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $36.3M — 51% of worldwide · International: $35.0M (49%)

Opening weekend: $11.2M — 31% of its US run.

Opening week (7-day): $15.4M — 42% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 2,865 theaters

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Also known as

  • The Nice Guysde
  • (Bulgarian)Любезните пичове
Release dates around the world3 countries · show
  • United StatesMay 10, 2016
  • BelgiumMay 15, 2016
  • FranceMay 15, 2016

Companies

ProductionWarner Bros., Silver Pictures, Waypoint Entertainment

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