Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $9,000,000 | Details |
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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) |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | December 30th, 1925 (Wide) by MGM, released as Ben-Hur |
| MPA Rating: | Not Rated |
| Running Time: | 143 minutes |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Silent Film |
| Plot point: | Friends turned Enemies, Jewish, Revenge, Wrongfully Convicted |
| Social setting: | Bible Epic |
| Subgenre: | Heroic Adventure |
| Target audience: | Faith-Based 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
| Ramon Novarro | Ben-Hur | |
| Francis X. Bushman | Messala |
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 |
Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.
Metrics
| Domestic Share: | 100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $3,900,000 (worldwide box office is 2.3 times production budget) |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | December 30th, 1925 (Wide) by MGM, released as Ben-Hur |
| MPA Rating: | Not Rated |
| Running Time: | 143 minutes |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Silent Film |
| Plot point: | Friends turned Enemies, Jewish, Revenge, Wrongfully Convicted |
| Social setting: | Bible Epic |
| Subgenre: | Heroic Adventure |
| Target audience: | Faith-Based 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
| Ramon Novarro | Ben-Hur | |
| Francis X. Bushman | Messala |
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 |
Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.