National Treasure
In order to break the code, one man will have to break all the rules.
Modern treasure hunters, led by archaeologist Ben Gates, search for a chest of riches rumored to have been stashed away by George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin during the Revolutionary War.The chest's whereabouts may lie in secret clues embedded in the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, and Gates is in a race to find the gold before his enemies do.
- Director
- Jon Turteltaub
- Worldwide
- $348M
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Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
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Modern treasure hunters, led by archaeologist Ben Gates, search for a chest of riches rumored to have been stashed away by George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin during the Revolutionary War. The chest's whereabouts may lie in secret clues embedded in the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, and Gates is in a race to find the gold before his enemies do.
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Box Office & Release
National Treasure returned 3.5× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $100M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $348M
- Release date
- Nov 19, 2004
- Runtime
- 2h 11m
- MPAA rating
- PG
- Language
- English, Spanish
- Country
- United States of America
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