Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $9,000,000Details
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Metrics

Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$3,900,000 (worldwide box office is 2.3 times production budget)

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,501-5,600) 5,561 $9,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,901-8,000) 7,979 $9,000,000

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 30th, 1925 (Wide) by MGM, released as Ben-Hur
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 143 minutes
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Keywords: Bible Epic, Heroic Adventure, Jewish, Faith-Based Film, Wrongfully Convicted, Revenge, Friends turned Enemies, Silent Film
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: Silent

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Leading Cast

Ramon Novarro    Ben-Hur
Francis X. Bushman    Messala

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Fred Niblo    Director
Adaptation*    Screenwriter
Carey Wilson    Scenario
Bess Meredyth    Continuity
H. H. Caldwell    Titles
Katherine Hilliker    Titles
Lew Wallace    Story Creator

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Metrics

Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$3,900,000 (worldwide box office is 2.3 times production budget)

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,501-5,600) 5,561 $9,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,901-8,000) 7,979 $9,000,000

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 30th, 1925 (Wide) by MGM, released as Ben-Hur
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 143 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Eraserhead
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Bible Epic, Heroic Adventure, Jewish, Faith-Based Film, Wrongfully Convicted, Revenge, Friends turned Enemies, Silent Film
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: Silent

Leading Cast

Ramon Novarro    Ben-Hur
Francis X. Bushman    Messala

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Fred Niblo    Director
Adaptation*    Screenwriter
Carey Wilson    Scenario
Bess Meredyth    Continuity
H. H. Caldwell    Titles
Katherine Hilliker    Titles
Lew Wallace    Story Creator

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

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