Margin Call
“Be first. Be smarter. Or cheat.”
Set in the high-stakes world of the financial industry, involving the key players at an investment firm during one perilous 24-hour period in the early stages of the 2008 financial crisis. An entry-level analyst unlocks information that could prove to be the downfall of the firm.
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Cast
18 people
J.C. Chandor Director · Nathan Larson Composer Frankie DeMarco Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $20M · Budget $3.5M · United States release October 21, 2011
Box office
Budget
$3,500,000
Worldwide gross
$19,504,039
Gross vs. budget
5.6×
Production
Before the Door Pictures
Production
Washington Square Films
Production
Untitled Entertainment
Production
Lionsgate
Studio
Benaroya Pictures
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 25, 2011
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States · October 21, 2011
Theatrical
Argentina
March 15, 2012 · Theatrical
Australia
March 15, 2012 · Theatrical
Belgium
October 13, 2011 · Premiere · Gent International Film Festival
January 25, 2012 · Theatrical
Brazil
October 14, 2011 · Premiere · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
October 28, 2011 · Theatrical
Canada
November 11, 2011 · Limited theatrical
Chile
September 13, 2012 · Theatrical
Colombia
May 4, 2012 · Theatrical
Denmark
May 15, 2012 · Physical · DVD
Egypt
April 24, 2021 · Physical · DVD
Estonia
October 7, 2011 · Theatrical
France
March 31, 2012 · Premiere · Beaune Film Festival
May 2, 2012 · Theatrical
Germany
February 11, 2011 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
September 28, 2011 · Theatrical
Greece
December 15, 2011 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
November 17, 2011 · Theatrical
Hungary
March 8, 2012 · Theatrical
India
October 4, 2017 · Digital
Indonesia
April 24, 2021 · Physical · DVD
Ireland
January 13, 2012 · Theatrical
Israel
January 19, 2012 · Theatrical
Italy
December 5, 2011 · Premiere · Noir in Festival
May 18, 2012 · Theatrical
Japan
February 3, 2012 · Physical · DVD
Kuwait
April 19, 2012 · Theatrical
Latvia
October 28, 2011 · Theatrical
Lithuania
November 18, 2011 · Theatrical
Mexico
September 21, 2012 · Theatrical
Netherlands
November 2, 2011 · Premiere · Amsterdam Film Week
November 10, 2011 · Theatrical
March 27, 2012 · Physical · DVD
January 11, 2014 · TV · Nederland
New Zealand
May 10, 2012 · Theatrical
Norway
June 6, 2012 · Physical
Peru
November 8, 2012 · Theatrical
Philippines
January 25, 2013 · Physical · DVD
Poland
December 26, 2011 · Theatrical
Portugal
March 8, 2012 · Theatrical
Romania
November 4, 2011 · Theatrical
Russia
September 29, 2011 · Theatrical
Singapore
December 29, 2011 · Theatrical
South Africa
January 13, 2012 · Theatrical
South Korea
January 3, 2013 · Theatrical
Spain
October 21, 2011 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 30, 2012 · Premiere · Göteborg International Film Festival
March 16, 2012 · Theatrical
Switzerland
September 25, 2011 · Premiere · Zurich Film Festival
October 6, 2011 · Theatrical · German
May 2, 2012 · Theatrical · French
July 6, 2012 · Theatrical · Italian
Taiwan
September 21, 2012 · Theatrical
Thailand
June 28, 2012 · Theatrical
Türkiye
November 18, 2011 · Theatrical
Ukraine
November 24, 2011 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
November 12, 2012 · Physical · DVD
United Kingdom
January 13, 2012 · Theatrical
Uruguay
May 11, 2012 · Theatrical
Venezuela
November 9, 2012 · Theatrical
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