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Released
2003 · FILM

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

A carefree road‑trip turns deadly when five friends pick up a haunted hitchhiker who leads them into a remote Texas mill, forcing the group to survive a murderous sheriff’s twisted game before they become his next victims.

“What you know about fear...doesn't even come close.”

Directed by
Marcus Nispel, Ken Bates Nm0060962
Written by
Kim Henkel, Tobe Hooper
Rated
MPA · R
Runtime
98 min
Horror

Synopsis

Five friends who pick up a traumatized young hitchhiker soon find themselves stalked and hunted by a chainsaw-wielding killer and his family of equally psychopathic killers.

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A crew of 239+ credited

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Craft leads on file

Edited by Glen ScantleburyShot by Daniel PearlScored by Steve JablonskyDesigned by Greg BlairSound by Stacy BrownriggCostumes by Bobbie MannixStunts by Anthony CecereVFX by Nathan Mcguinness

Box Office

2003 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 11× 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

$107.4M

Budget$9.5M
Worldwide gross$107.4M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $80.6M — 75% of worldwide · International: $26.8M (25%)

Opening weekend: $29.1M — 36% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.

Peak 3,016 theaters

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Full synopsis

Also known as

  • Michael Bay's Texas Chainsaw Massacrede
  • Massacre à la tronçonneusefr
  • Non aprite quella portait
  • (English)The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
  • (Bulgarian)Тексаско клане
Release dates around the world4 countries · show
  • United StatesOct 15, 2003
  • CanadaOct 17, 2003
  • United KingdomOct 31, 2003
  • IrelandOct 31, 2003

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New Line CinemaFocus FeaturesRadar Pictures

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