The Artist
“A breath of fresh vintage air.”
Hollywood, 1927: As silent movie star George Valentin wonders if the arrival of talking pictures will cause him to fade into oblivion, he sparks with Peppy Miller, a young dancer set for a big break.
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Romance
Studio
uFilm
Language
fr
Status
Released
How The Artist performed
Budget
$15.0M
Worldwide Gross
$133.4M
Gross Profit
$118.4M
Return
8.9× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$19M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
George Valentin
Jean Dujardin
George Valentin
Peppy Miller
Bérénice Bejo
Peppy Miller
Al Zimmer
John Goodman
Al Zimmer
Clifton
James Cromwell
Clifton
Doris Valentin
Penelope Ann Miller
Doris Valentin
Constance Gray
Missi Pyle
Constance Gray
Peppy's Maid
Beth Grant
Peppy's Maid
Peppy's Butler
Ed Lauter
Peppy's Butler
Policeman Fire
Joel Murray
Policeman Fire
Norma
Elizabeth Tulloch
Norma
Pawnbroker
Ken Davitian
Pawnbroker
The Butler
Malcolm McDowell
The Butler
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