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Released
1998 · FILM

The Prince of Egypt

A slave-born Hebrew raised as an Egyptian prince discovers his true heritage and must confront the pharaoh’s empire to lead his people to freedom, risking war and betrayal in a battle between faith and power.

“The power is real. The story is forever. The time is now.”

Directed by
Simon Wells, Brenda Chapman
Written by
Philip Lazebnik, Nicholas Meyer
Rated
MPA · PG
Runtime
99 min
AdventureAnimationDrama

Synopsis

The strong bond between two Royal Egyptian brothers is challenged when their chosen responsibilities set them at odds, with extraordinary consequences.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 895+ 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 Nick FletcherShot by Christopher KnightsScored by Hans ZimmerDesigned by Darek GogolSound by Anna BehlmerCostumes by Kelly KimballVFX by Don Paul

Box Office

1998 · Box office

✅ Made its money back — grossed 3.1× 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

$218.6M

Budget$70.0M
Worldwide gross$218.6M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $101.4M — 46% of worldwide · International: $117.2M (54%)

Opening weekend: $14.5M — 14% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $24.9M — 25% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 3,118 theaters

Full synopsis

Also known as

  • Der Prinz von Ägyptende
  • El príncipe de Egiptoes
  • Le Prince d'Égyptefr
  • Il principe d'Egittoit
Release dates around the world5 countries · show
  • BelgiumDec 16, 1998
  • SwitzerlandDec 16, 1998
  • FranceDec 16, 1998
  • United StatesDec 16, 1998
  • GermanyDec 17, 1998

Production & Distribution

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DreamWorks PicturesDreamWorks Feature AnimationDreamWorks Animation

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