Se7en (Seven), the 1995 American crime thriller directed by David Fincher and starring Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow and Kevin Spacey, cost about $33 million and earned about $327.3 million worldwide. That result equals roughly ten to eleven times its production budget.
Wikipedia's Se7en overview describes the film and its principal cast and credits Wikipedia film overview. The picture opened wide in the United States through New Line Cinema. Its commercial run made it one of the strongest adult thrillers of its year.
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- What was the production budget?
- How did the worldwide earnings break down?
- When did Se7en reach theaters?
- Why do totals differ between trackers?
What was the production budget?
Se7en was produced for about $33 million. Some reports give $33–34 million, while some trackers list $30 million. That range reflects normal differences in studio accounting and tracker estimates.
The Numbers movie page reports the lower $30 million production figure alongside the worldwide gross The Numbers movie page. For most comparisons, $33 million is the practical number. It keeps the budget-to-gross math direct and avoids overstating profitability.
How did the worldwide earnings break down?
The original-run worldwide total sits near $327.3 million. Later earnings lift some cumulative tallies higher.
The Numbers' 1995 cumulative chart divides a $329,871,090 total into domestic and international shares 1995 worldwide cumulative chart. The split is: International sales therefore drove about seven dollars in ten. That pattern is common for dark, star-led thrillers with broad overseas appeal.
- $101,871,174 domestic
- $227,999,916 international
- 30.9% domestic share
When did Se7en reach theaters?
New Line Cinema distributed the film. It premiered in New York on September 15, 1995, then expanded wide in the United States on September 22. A late-September date avoided direct summer-blockbuster competition.
It also placed the film early in awards-season conversation. The release helped Se7en finish as the seventh-highest-grossing film of 1995. Beneficiaries included New Line Cinema, Arnold Kopelson Productions, Juno Pix and Cecchi Gori Pictures.
Why do totals differ between trackers?
You may see $327.3 million, $328.9 million or $329.9 million. The gap comes from reissues, rounding and later international updates. Trackers also freeze original-run and lifetime totals at different times.
Neither number changes the basic verdict. Treat $327–330 million as the useful worldwide range. On a $33 million budget, the film was strongly profitable and remains a valuable library title.