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Whiplash(2014)
Released
2014 · FILM

Whiplash

A young jazz prodigy at a prestigious conservatory will stop at nothing to prove himself under the brutal tutelage of a legendary but tyrannical conductor, even if it means sacrificing his sanity and physical well-being.

“The road to greatness can take you to the edge.”

Directed by
Damien Chazelle, Arek Bagboudarian
Written by
Damien Chazelle
Rated
MPA · R
Runtime
106 min
DramaMusic

Synopsis

A talented young drummer, under the direction of a ruthless instructor, begins to pursue perfection at any cost, including his own humanity.

Credits

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 236+ 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 Tom CrossShot by Sharone MeirScored by Justin HurwitzDesigned by Melanie JonesSound by Thomas CurleyCostumes by Lisa NorciaStunts by Mark RiccardiVFX by Jamison Goei

Box Office

2014 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 15× 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

$50.3M

Budget$3.3M
Worldwide gross$50.3M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $13.1M — 26% of worldwide · International: $37.2M (74%)

Opening weekend: $135K — 1% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $205K — 2% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 6 theaters

Re-release box office

2024695 theaters
$1.5M($1.6M today)

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

Full synopsis

Also known as

  • Whiplash - Zum Erfolg getriebende
  • (Alternative Title)Mükemmellik Axtarisinda
Release dates around the world4 countries · show
  • United StatesJan 16, 2014
  • FranceMay 20, 2014
  • CanadaSep 8, 2014
  • FinlandSep 18, 2014

Companies

ProductionBold Films, Blumhouse Productions, Right of Way Films

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