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Zoolander(2001)
Released
2001 · FILM

Zoolander

A washed‑up supermodel must outwit his scheming fashion mogul boss who’s trying to brainwash him into killing a foreign prime minister, forcing Derek to prove he still has the runway—and the guts—to save the world.

“3% body fat. 1% brain activity.”

Directed by
Ben Stiller, Maggie Murphy
Written by
Drake Sather, Ben Stiller
Rated
FSK · FSK 12
Runtime
90 min
Comedy

Synopsis

Clear the runway for Derek Zoolander, VH1

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 364+ 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 Greg HaydenShot by Barry PetersonScored by David ArnoldDesigned by Robin StandeferSound by Chris Carpenter Nm0139303Costumes by David C RobinsonStunts by Brad MartinVFX by Carole Cowley

Box Office

2001 · Box office

⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 2.2× 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

$60.8M

Budget$28.0M
Worldwide gross$60.8M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $45.2M — 74% of worldwide · International: $15.6M (26%)

Opening weekend: $15.5M — 34% of its US run.

Opening week (7-day): $18.8M — 42% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 2,507 theaters

Full synopsis

Also known as

  • Zoolanderde
  • (Bulgarian)Зулендър
Release dates around the world3 countries · show
  • CanadaSep 28, 2001
  • TaiwanSep 28, 2001
  • United StatesSep 28, 2001

Companies

ProductionParamount Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures, VH1 Television

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