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The Shining(1980)
Released
1980 · FILM

The Shining

A struggling writer and his family take a caretaker job at a remote Colorado hotel during the winter, but as the isolation sets in, the haunted past of the hotel—and a supernatural force known as the "shining"—threatens to unravel his sanity and endanger his family.

“A masterpiece of modern horror.”

Directed by
Stanley Kubrick, Terry Needham
Written by
Stephen King, Stanley Kubrick
Rated
MPA · R
Runtime
146 min
DramaHorror

Synopsis

Jack Torrance takes a caretaker position at the Overlook Hotel, where he is joined by his wife, Wendy, and their son, Danny, for the winter. The family is expected to remain isolated during their stay. However, they soon encounter disturbing forces that threaten their sanity.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 216+ 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 Ray LovejoyShot by John AlcottScored by Wendy CarlosDesigned by Roy WalkerCostumes by Milena Canonero

Box Office

1980 · Box office

⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 2.4× 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

$44.8M

Budget$19.0M
Worldwide gross$44.8M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $44.0M — 98% of worldwide · International: $764K (2%)

Re-release box office

2025400 theaters
$3.1M($3.2M today)

Domestic gross earned in theatrical re-release, by year · adjusted for inflation

Full synopsis

Versions & cuts

  • DVD· 115 min
  • US dvd release: B002VWNIDG· 142 min
  • cut, European· 119 min
  • cut· 144 min
  • original· 146 min

Also known as

  • Shiningde
  • El resplandores
  • Shiningfr
Release dates around the world4 countries · show
  • TürkiyeMay 23, 1980
  • United StatesMay 23, 1980
  • CanadaJun 13, 1980
  • SpainSep 25, 1980

Companies

ProductionWarner Bros., Hawk Films, Peregrine

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