Celebrates the birth of show business and tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation.Celebrates the birth of show business and tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation.Celebrates the birth of show business and tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 17 wins & 32 nominations total
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaRebecca Ferguson's voice was dubbed by Loren Allred. Ferguson had studied music and admitted that she can carry a tune but since Jenny Lind, her character, is considered the best singer in the world, dubbing her voice would be in service of the movie. However, in order to get into the role, Ferguson insisted on singing the song in front of the extras while filming.
- GoofsIn the movie Swedish singer Jenny Lind makes sexual advances towards Barnum while they are touring together. When Barnum rejects her advances, she quits the tour out of frustration and starts a rumor that the two are romantically involved by forcibly kissing Barnum on stage after a performance. Barnum and Lind never had an affair. While it is true Lind quit the tour, she did so because she did not like Barnum's relentless marketing of her and decided to tour with new management. The two actually parted on friendly terms.
- Quotes
P.T. Barnum: [from trailer] No one ever made a difference by being like everyone else.
- Crazy creditsAn old-fashioned 20th Century Fox logo is shown before the modern one. It was from a 4K digital scan of Mùa Hè Dài Nóng Bức (1958).
- Alternate versionsABC broadcasts speed up the audio at only 2%.
- ConnectionsEdited from Mùa Hè Dài Nóng Bức (1958)
- SoundtracksThe Greatest Show
Music and Lyrics by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, Ryan Lewis
Performed by Hugh Jackman, Keala Settle, Zac Efron, Zendaya & The Greatest Showman Ensemble
Produced by Greg Wells, Justin Paul, Alex Lacamoire, Jake Sinclair, Ryan Lewis
Mixed by Greg Wells
Featured review
I'm not a fan of musicals in general. Really I mostly can't see their appeal, but from time to time, I do find myself really enjoying one of them, especially if they are as well done as this. And the mid piece/song "This is me" is so good .. excellent! Superb! Any other great word you can think of. I had goosebumps listening to it.
Every song has its purpose (still of course you can question the why people would start just sing and dance as if they had choreographed it in advance - well they have, but you know what I mean) and it works. Be it the comedy numbers (Hugh and Zac in one instance in a bar just to name one example) or as dramatic pieces. Hugh has so much fun it transcends the screen ... if you are way worse with Musicals than me, maybe don't watch it .. otherwise give it a shot! But most definitely do listen to the song "This is me" ... phenomenal!
Every song has its purpose (still of course you can question the why people would start just sing and dance as if they had choreographed it in advance - well they have, but you know what I mean) and it works. Be it the comedy numbers (Hugh and Zac in one instance in a bar just to name one example) or as dramatic pieces. Hugh has so much fun it transcends the screen ... if you are way worse with Musicals than me, maybe don't watch it .. otherwise give it a shot! But most definitely do listen to the song "This is me" ... phenomenal!
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- El gran showman
- Filming locations
- 1 E 78th St, New York City, New York, USA(James B. Duke House)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $84,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $174,340,174
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $8,805,843
- Dec 24, 2017
- Gross worldwide
- $469,064,959
- Runtime1 hour 45 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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