Poster for The Big Lebowski

The Big Lebowski

1998 · 1h 57m · Comedy, Crime

Did The Big Lebowski make money?

Profitable 3.1x budget

The Big Lebowski made $47.0M — 1.3× its estimated $37.5M break-even.

Budget $15.0M
Break-even est. Estimated. A cinema release usually needs around 2.5× its budget to turn a profit, once marketing and the exhibitor’s share are accounted for. Streaming and home video are not included in these figures. $37.5M
Worldwide gross $47.0M

Calls locked at release

The film

Jeffrey 'The Dude' Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker who only wants to bowl and drink White Russians, is mistaken for another Jeffrey Lebowski, a wheelchair-bound millionaire, and finds himself dragged into a strange series of events involving nihilists, adult film producers, ferrets, errant toes, and large sums of money.

Details

Released
6 March 1998
Runtime
1h 57m
Genre
Comedy, Crime
Studio
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Working Title Films
Language
English, Hebrew, Spanish, German

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