Into the Wild
Into the heart. Into the soul.
After graduating from Emory University in 1992, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity, and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness.
- Director
- Sean Penn
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Action
- Worldwide
- $56M
Who's in it
Cast
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20 billed performers
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What It's About
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After graduating from Emory University in 1992, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity, and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness.
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The record
Awards
1 win · 2 nominations
Academy Awards
No wins yet · 2 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Film Editing
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actor
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
1 win
- WinnerNational Board of Review: Top Ten Films
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Into the Wild returned 3.8× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $15M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $56M
- Release date
- Sep 21, 2007
- Runtime
- 2h 28m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- Danish, English
- Country
- United States of America
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