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Ghost in the ShellFollow

1995 • R • 1h 23m • Action, Animation, Sci-Fi • Production I.G

It found a voice... Now it needs a body.

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$55K
3-day limited opening
Domestic total
$1.60M
All releases · $1,627,199 through Oct 1, 2026 (The Numbers)
Worldwide total
$4.00M
$2.40M international
Budget$110M

Cast & crew

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Mamoru Oshii Mamoru Oshii Director Akio Ōtsuka Akio Ōtsuka Starring Kōichi Yamadera Kōichi Yamadera Starring Ghost in the Shell Franchise
ScreenplayKazunori Itō Based onThe Ghost in the Shell by Masamune Shirow Produced byYoshimasa Mizuo, Ken Matsumoto, Ken Iyadomi, Mitsuhisa Ishikawa CinematographyHisao Shirai Music byKenji Kawai StudioProduction I.G / Palm Pictures (US) SeriesGhost in the Shell

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Profitability

Return on Budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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