How much did 50/50 gross?

50/50 grossed $39.2M worldwide on a budget of $8.0M.

50/50

Name: 50/50
Director: Jonathan Levine
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2011-09-30
Duration: 1 h 40 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick, Bryce Dallas Howard, Anjelica Huston

2011

Become a fan of its genres:

7.2/10

Release Date

30/09/2011

Popularity

🍅 Rotten Tomatoes

93%

🎬 Internet Movie Database

76%

Ⓜ️ Metacritic

72%

It takes a pair to beat the prognosis

Adam Lerner is a 27-year-old journalist who works for a public radio station in Seattle. He leads a quiet life with Rachael, his artist girlfriend, although his best friend, Kyle, doesn't approve of the relationship. One day, severe back pain sends him to the doctor. Tests reveal a cancerous tumor in his spine, and treatment includes chemotherapy. Adam tries to keep up with his routine and his partner, but the news forces him to face an illness he never expected. The film follows him from that initial moment on, as his circle reacts to the news in very different ways.

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Facts about 50/50

Releases, age ratings, box office, post-credit scenes and more.

Post-credits sceneNone

Worldwide premiereSeptember 12, 2011

Runtime1 h 40 min

Original languageEnglish

CountryUnited States

Production companiesMandate Pictures, Point Grey Pictures

Budget$8.0M

Worldwide box office$39.2M

Box office in the U.S.$35.0M

Return on investmentx4.9 Box office hit

Trailer views81K

More ratings

3.6/5Letterboxd75/100Trakt8.0/10Metacritic (público)3.5/4Roger Ebert

Awards for 50/50

12total awards

28total nominations

Awards won

2012Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay · Will Reiser
2011National Board of Review Award for Best Original Screenplay · Will Reiser

50/50 Cast

Joseph Gordon-LevittAdam Lerner

Seth RogenKyle Hirons

Anna KendrickKatherine McKay

Bryce Dallas HowardRachael

Anjelica HustonDiane Lerner

Serge HoudeRichard Lerner

Philip Baker HallAlan

Matt FrewerMitch

Andrew AirlieDr. Ross

Peter KelamisPhil

Jessica Parker KennedyJackie

Sugar Lyn BeardSusan

Donna YamamotoDr. Walderson

Yee Jee TsoDr. Lee

Sarah SmythJenny

Daniel BaconDr. Phillips

P. Lynn JohnsonBernie

Laura BertramClaire

Matty FinochioTed

Marie AvgeropoulosAllison

Luisa d'OliveiraAgabelle Loogenburgen

Veena SoodNurse Stewart

Andrea BrooksAttractive Woman #2

Beatrice KingPretty Girl

Chilton CraneMother on the Bus

Lauren Miller RogenBodie

Jason VaisvilaCute Guy with Dreads

Brent SheppardMinister

Stephanie BeldingFriendly Nurse

Ryan W. SmithJoe

William 'Big Sleeps' StewartGeorge

Amitai MarmorsteinYoung Person on the Bus

Will ReiserGreg

Christopher De-SchusterArt Gallery Patron

Adrian Glynn McMorranBartender

Karen van BlankensteinNurse Scott

Richard C. BurtonThom the Patient

Susan De WestBar Girl

Neil CorbettHospital Tech

Stephen ColbertSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)

D. C. DouglasLive Volcano Reporter (voice) (uncredited)

Cameron K. SmithChemo Patient (uncredited)

Tom MacNeillOffice Staff (uncredited)

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Cast of 50/50 by the numbers

46average cast age in years

1years of age gap between the leads

51%women in the cast

24%women in the crew

The youngest in the main cast: Anna Kendrick, age 26 at release. The oldest: Philip Baker Hall, at 80.

Cast ages at release

Joseph Gordon-Levitt30 years old
Seth Rogen29 years old
Anna Kendrick26 years old
Bryce Dallas Howard30 years old
Anjelica Huston60 years old
Serge Houde58 years old
Philip Baker Hall80 years old
Matt Frewer53 years old
Andrew Airlie50 years old
Peter Kelamis44 years old

Cast heights

1.90 mMatt Frewer
1.80 mSeth Rogen
1.76 mJoseph Gordon-Levitt
1.70 mBryce Dallas Howard
1.57 mJessica Parker Kennedy
1.57 mAnna Kendrick

Cast nationalities

United States 3Canada 3

Crew

AddressJonathan Levine
WritingWill Reiser
MusicMichael Giacchino
PhotographyTerry Stacey
EditingZene Baker
Production designAnnie Spitz
Costume designCarla Hetland
CastingFrancine Maisler
Visual effectsDottie Starling
ProductionSeth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Ben Karlin

Trivia about 50/50

James McAvoy was set to play the lead role, but left the project for personal reasons: he didn't want to miss the birth of his first child. Joseph Gordon-Levitt took over the part.

Will Reiser's screenplay was originally titled "I'm with Cancer," but the executives at Summit Entertainment changed the title so as not to scare off audiences with the subject. It then went through "Live with It" before becoming "50/50."

At the New York premiere, Joseph Gordon-Levitt explained that there was only one take of the head-shaving scene, the same one that appears on the posters and in the ads, because you can't shave your head twice.

Principal photography took place from February 22 to March 31, 2010, with locations in Richmond, Vancouver, other areas of British Columbia and Seattle.

With an estimated budget of $8 million, the movie grossed $41,097,853 worldwide, including 35,014,192 in the United States and Canada.

In its opening weekend in the United States, it earned $8.6 million and ranked fifth at the box office.

Will Reiser won the National Board of Review award for Best Original Screenplay and the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay for this film.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt won the Hollywood Breakthrough Award and the Utah/US Film Festival award for Actor of the Year for her performance.

Sources: Wikipedia (English)

What it's about 50/50

friendshipparent child relationshiptherapistpaintercancerpsychologisthospitalbest frienddoctorpatientdoctor patient relationshipvomitingchemotherapy

Main theme: tumor, neurilemmoma

What 50/50 is called in other countries

It was released in 23 countries, each in its own language.

Spain50 50
United Kingdom5050
France50 50
Germany50 50 Freunde fürs (Über)Leben
Italy50 e 50
Mexico50.50
Brazil50%
Japan50/50　フィフティ・フィフティ
South Korea50 대 50
China抗癌的我
RussiaУ меня рак
United StatesI'm with Cancer

See the remaining 11 countries

DenmarkLive With It
El Salvador50 50
Hong Kong風雨同路兩支公
HungaryFifti-fifti
Israel50-50
PolandPół na pół
Taiwan活個痛快
Thailandฟิฟตี้ ฟิฟตี้ ไม่ตายก็รอดวะ
TurkeyŞansa Bak
UkraineЖиття прекрасне
VietnamHên Xui

Where it was filmed 50/50

FilmingWhere the story takes place

Filming locations

Where the Story Takes Place

Quotes by 50/50

[to Adam] You’ll be fine. 50/50! If you were a casino game you’d have the best odds!
[to Adam, the night before Adam's surgery] Driving! That’s what you want to do? That’s your “Make A Wish”? To drive? We could be having sex with hookers while skydiving, and instead you want to do something I learned to do when I was fifteen!

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