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Walk the Line(2005)
Released
2005 · FILM

Walk the Line

A haunted young musician battles familial abuse and tragedy while forging his voice in post‑war America, only to return years later as the legendary Johnny Cash confronting his past onstage at Folsom Prison.

“Love is a burning thing.”

Directed by
James Mangold
Written by
Johnny Cash, Gill Dennis
Rated
MPA · PG-13
Runtime
136 min
BiographyDramaMusic

Synopsis

*Walk the Line* is a 2005 biographical film that chronicles the life of country music legend Johnny Cash. Directed by James Mangold and written by Mangold and Gill Dennis, the film stars Joaquin Phoenix as Cash and Reese Witherspoon as June Carter. It follows Cash's early life in Arkansas, his rise to fame in the 1950s with the release of "I Walk the Line," and his complex relationship with Carter. The film also explores his struggles with drug addiction, his military service, and his eventual reconciliation with Carter, who became his wife. *Walk the Line* received critical acclaim and won two Academy Awards, with Witherspoon winning Best Actress and Phoenix receiving a Best Actor nomination. The film is noted for its portrayal of Cash's music, personal challenges, and the influence of Carter in his life and career.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 102+ 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 Michael MccuskerShot by Phedon PapamichaelScored by T Bone BurnettDesigned by David J Bomba

Box Office

2005 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 6.7× 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

$186.8M

Budget$28.0M
Worldwide gross$186.8M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $119.5M — 64% of worldwide · International: $67.3M (36%)

Opening weekend: $22.3M — 19% of its US run.

Opening week (7-day): $34.8M — 29% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 2,961 theaters

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Also known as

  • En la cuerda flojaes
  • Quando l'amore brucia l'animait

Companies

ProductionFox 2000 Pictures, Tree Line Film, Konrad Pictures

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