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The Purge(2013)
Released
2013 · FILM

The Purge

A top security salesman must outwit a lawless night of sanctioned violence to keep his gated‑community family alive when the annual Purge turns deadly, forcing him to confront the very system he sells.

“One night a year, all crime is legal.”

Directed by
James Demonaco, Gerard Dinardi
Written by
James Demonaco
Rated
MPA · R
Runtime
85 min
HorrorSci-FiThriller
Streaming on
  • Paramount+

Synopsis

In response to the country's overcrowded prison system, the U.S. government implements 12-hour periods during which all illegal activities are temporarily legal. During one such period of lawlessness, a family must defend themselves against a home invasion.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 198+ 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 Peter GvozdasShot by Jacques JouffretScored by Nathan WhiteheadDesigned by Melanie JonesSound by Brian ArmstrongCostumes by Lisa NorciaStunts by Kurt BryantVFX by Sean Andrew Faden

Box Office

2013 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 30× 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

$91.3M

Budget$3.0M
Worldwide gross$91.3M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $64.5M — 71% of worldwide · International: $26.8M (29%)

Opening weekend: $34.1M — 53% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $43.6M — 68% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 2,536 theaters

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Also known as

  • The Purge - Die Säuberungde
  • La Purgaes
  • American Nightmarefr
  • La notte del giudizioit
  • (TV Title)Shfrenimi
Release dates around the world4 countries · show
  • United StatesMay 2, 2013
  • United KingdomMay 31, 2013
  • IrelandMay 31, 2013
  • CanadaJun 7, 2013

Companies

ProductionBlumhouse Productions, Universal Pictures, Platinum Dunes

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