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Crash opened in wide release on 6 May 2005, and was a box-office success in the late spring of 2005, with mixed reviews. The film's budget was $6.5 million (plus $1 million in financing). Because of the financial constraints, director Haggis filmed in his own house, borrowed a set from the TV show Monk, used his car in parts of the film, and even used cars from other staff members. It grossed $53.4 million domestically, making back more than three times its budget (roughly 60% of the box office takings of a movie do not return to the financiers but instead pay for distribution costs). Despite its success in relation to its cost, Crash was the least successful film, at the domestic box office, to win Best Picture since The Last Emperor in 1988.
Chicago Sun-Times film critic Roger Ebert named Crash the best film of 2005 [1]. LA Weekly critic Scott Foundas named it the worst film of the year, touching off a debate between the two critics.