The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
“Life isn't measured in minutes, but in moments.”
Born under unusual circumstances, Benjamin Button springs into being as an elderly man in a New Orleans nursing home and ages in reverse. Twelve years after his birth, he meets Daisy, a child who flits in and out of his life as she grows up to be a dancer. Though he has all sorts of unusual adventures over the course of his life, it is his relationship with Daisy, and the hope that they will come together at the right time, that drives Benjamin forward.
Genres
Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Studio
Paramount Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Curious Case of Benjamin Button performed
Budget
$150.0M
Worldwide Gross
$335.8M
Gross Profit
$185.8M
Return
2.2× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$48M
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
Benjamin Button
Brad Pitt
Benjamin Button
Daisy Fuller
Cate Blanchett
Daisy Fuller
Queenie
Taraji P. Henson
Queenie
Caroline Fuller
Julia Ormond
Caroline Fuller
Thomas Button
Jason Flemyng
Thomas Button
Elizabeth Abbott
Tilda Swinton
Elizabeth Abbott
Tizzy Weathers
Mahershala Ali
Tizzy Weathers
Captain Mike
Jared Harris
Captain Mike
Monsieur Gateau
Elias Koteas
Monsieur Gateau
Grandma Fuller
Phyllis Somerville
Grandma Fuller
Dorothy Baker
Faune Chambers Watkins
Dorothy Baker
Blanche Devereux
Donna DuPlantier
Blanche Devereux
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