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True Lies (1994) Theatrical Trailer A [4K] [FTD-0694]

True Lies(1994)
Released
1994 · FILM

True Lies

A covert counterterrorism operative must infiltrate a high‑stakes art world party in Switzerland to thwart a deadly terrorist network, all while his double life threatens to ruin his marriage and miss his daughter’s birthday.

“When he said I do, he never said what he did.”

Directed by
James Cameron, E J Foerster
Written by
James Cameron, Claude Zidi
Rated
MPA · R
Runtime
141 min
ActionComedyThriller

Synopsis

A secret agent who fearlessly battles terrorists around the world finds his life disrupted when he discovers that his wife may be having an affair with a used car salesman, while terrorists simultaneously attempt to smuggle nuclear warheads into the United States.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 290+ 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 Conrad Buff IvShot by Russell CarpenterScored by Brad FiedelDesigned by Peter LamontSound by Gregg BaxterCostumes by Marlene StewartStunts by Jay Amor

Box Office

1994 · Box office

✅ Made its money back — grossed 3.3× 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

$378.9M

Budget$115.0M
Worldwide gross$378.9M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $146.3M — 39% of worldwide · International: $232.6M (61%)

Opening weekend: $25.9M — 18% of its US run.

Opening week (7-day): $40.8M — 28% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 2,368 theaters

Full synopsis

Also known as

  • True Lies – Wahre Lügende
  • True Lies - Le Caméléonfr
  • (Bulgarian)Истински лъжи
Release dates around the world4 countries · show
  • United StatesJul 12, 1994
  • United KingdomAug 12, 1994
  • IrelandAug 12, 1994
  • South KoreaAug 13, 1994

Companies

Production20th Century Fox, Lightstorm Entertainment

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