Twelve Monkeys
“The future is history.”
In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population and forced the survivors into underground communities. But when Cole is mistakenly sent to 1990 instead of 1996, he's arrested and locked up in a mental hospital. There he meets psychiatrist Dr. Kathryn Railly and the son of a famous virus expert who may hold the key to the Army of the 12 Monkeys; thought to be responsible for unleashing the killer disease.
Genres
Science Fiction, Thriller, Mystery
Studio
Universal Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How Twelve Monkeys performed
Budget
$29.0M
Worldwide Gross
$168.8M
Gross Profit
$139.8M
Return
5.8× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$21M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~34/66, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (37% of the domestic run, typical for Science Fiction) 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
James Cole
Bruce Willis
James Cole
Dr. Kathryn Railly
Madeleine Stowe
Dr. Kathryn Railly
Jeffrey Goines
Brad Pitt
Jeffrey Goines
Dr. Goines
Christopher Plummer
Dr. Goines
Dr. Peters
David Morse
Dr. Peters
Jose
Jon Seda
Jose
Lt. Halperin
Christopher Meloni
Lt. Halperin
Detective Franki
Joey Perillo
Detective Franki
Teddy
LisaGay Hamilton
Teddy
Bee
Matt Ross
Bee
Woman Cabbie
Annie Golden
Woman Cabbie
Scarface
Michael Chance
Scarface
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