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The Greatest Showman (2017)

PG | | Biography, Drama, Musical | 20 December 2017 (USA)
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Celebrates the birth of show business, and tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation.

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Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 7 wins & 19 nominations. See more awards »

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Orphaned, penniless but ambitious and with a mind crammed with imagination and fresh ideas, the American Phineas Taylor Barnum will always be remembered as the man with the gift to effortlessly blur the line between reality and fiction. Thirsty for innovation and hungry for success, the son of a tailor will manage to open a wax museum but will soon shift focus to the unique and peculiar, introducing extraordinary, never-seen-before live acts on the circus stage. Some will call Barnum's wide collection of oddities, a freak show; however, when the obsessed showman gambles everything on the opera singer Jenny Lind to appeal to a high-brow audience, he will somehow lose sight of the most important aspect of his life: his family. Will Barnum risk it all to be accepted? Written by Nick Riganas

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social outcast | social prejudice | circus act | singing | showman | See All (72) »

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Biography | Drama | Musical | Romance

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Rated PG for thematic elements including a brawl | See all certifications »

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Budget:

$84,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$8,805,843, 24 December 2017, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$173,357,516, 18 April 2018

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$424,779,402, 16 April 2018
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Trivia

Zendaya and Zac Efron have worked with Disney. See more »

Goofs

At the end of the 'This Is Me' musical dance number the cape worn by Prince Constantine (The Tattooed Man) briefly disappears and then reappears in the next shot. See more »

Quotes

P.T. Barnum: My father was treated like trash. I was treated like trash. My children *won't* be.
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Crazy Credits

The modern 20th Century Fox logo along with the logos for TSG Entertainment and Chernin Entertainment are shown in sepia tone. See more »

Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Chris Hemsworth/Carrie Brownstein/Caitlyn Smith (2018) See more »

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Violin Sonata in G Minor, Op. 1, No. 10 'Didone Abbandonata': II. Allegro Commodo
Written by Giuseppe Tartini
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As Soon As It Was Over, I Wanted to See It Again
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I love the circus. I love quality cinema. Not since Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962) has a motion picture so successfully combined these two elements. I wouldn't be surprised if it won the same awards as Cecil B. DeMille's The Greatest Show on Earth (1952). Michael Gracey skillfully brought together the best music, choreography, cast, cinematography, visual effects, costumes, and set decoration I have seen in recent years, all fresh and original, and integrated them into nothing short of a masterpiece.
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