Zero Dark Thirty
Synopsis
A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L. Team 6 in May, 2011.
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Principal cast & crew: 35
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Box Office
2012 · Box office
✅ Made its money back — grossed 3.3× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$132.8M
US & Canada: $95.7M — 72% of worldwide · International: $37.1M (28%)
Opening weekend: $229K — 0% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $229K — 0% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 5 theaters
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Cast & Crew
35 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Jessica Chastain
as Maya
Jason Clarke
as Dan
Kyle Chandler
as Joseph Bradley
Jennifer Ehle
as Jessica
Mark Strong
as George
Joel Edgerton
as Patrick - Squadron Team Leader
Chris Pratt
as Justin - DEVGRU
Edgar Ramirez
as Larry from Ground Branch
Mark Duplass
as Steve
Scott Adkins
as John
Harold Perrineau
as Jack
Jeremy Strong
as Thomas
Supporting cast
23Reda Kateb
as Ammar
Ricky Sekhon
as Osama Bin Laden
J J Kandel
as J.J.
James Gandolfini
as C.I.A. Director
Stephen Dillane
as National Security Advisor
John Schwab
as Deputy National Security Advisor
Martin Delaney
as Assistant to National Security Advisor
John Barrowman
as Jeremy
Jeff Mash
as Deputy Director of C.I.A.
Taylor Kinney
as Jared - DEVGRU
Callan Mulvey
as Saber - DEVGRU
Phil Somerville
as Phil - DEVGRU
Nash Edgerton
as Nate - DEVGRU EOD
Mike Colter
as Mike - DEVGRU
Jessica Ann Collins
as Debbie
Frank Grillo
as Squadron Commanding Officer
Fares Fares
as Hakim
Alexander Karim
as Detainee on Monitor
Siaosi Fonua
as Henry - DEVGRU
Daniel Lapaine
as Tim - Station Chief
Homayoun Ershadi
as Hassan Ghul
Michael G Gabel
as C.I.A. Security (uncredited)
Fredric Lehne
as The Wolf
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