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Released
2002 · FILM

Van Wilder

A carefree seventh‑year senior at Coolidge College hustles for cash to keep his endless campus life afloat, only to discover that the biggest gamble is asking the right person for an extension before his tuition—and his reputation—crash.

“Don't Graduate. Celebrate.”

Directed by
Walt Becker, Michael A Allowitz
Written by
Brent Goldberg, David Wagner
Rated
MPA · R
Runtime
92 min
ComedyRomance

Synopsis

Van Wilder has spent an extended period at college and is anxious about graduating. His father becomes aware of the situation and stops covering his tuition, forcing Van to find a way to pay if he wants to remain enrolled. To raise money, he and his friends decide to host parties as a fundraising effort. However, the plan becomes complicated when the college magazine learns about it and sends reporter Gwen to cover the story on Van Wilder.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 273+ 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 Dennis M HillShot by James R BagdonasScored by David LawrenceDesigned by Rachel KamermanSound by Andrew DecristofaroCostumes by Alexis ScottStunts by Johnny MartinVFX by Jessica James

Box Office

2002 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 6.4× 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

$38.3M

Budget$6.0M
Worldwide gross$38.3M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $21.3M — 56% of worldwide · International: $17.0M (44%)

Opening weekend: $7.3M — 34% of its US run.

Opening week (7-day): $9.6M — 45% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 2,022 theaters

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Versions & cuts

  • unrated· 94 min

Also known as

  • (DVD Title)Animal Party
  • Party Animalsde
  • Party Animals - wilder geht's nichtde
  • Van Wilderen
  • Van Wilder: Party Liaisonen
  • American Partyfr
  • Maial Collegeit
  • (Bulgarian)Ван Уайлдър
Release dates around the world5 countries · show
  • AustraliaApr 4, 2002
  • CanadaApr 5, 2002
  • United StatesApr 5, 2002
  • New ZealandJun 27, 2002
  • IcelandJun 28, 2002

Companies

ProductionMyriad Pictures, In-Motion AG Movie & TV Productions, World Media Fonds V (WMF V)

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