Detroit (film)

Detroit
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKathryn Bigelow
Written byMark Boal
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyBarry Ackroyd
Edited by
Music byJames Newton Howard
Production
companies
Distributed byAnnapurna Pictures
Release dates
  • July 25, 2017 (2017-07-25) (Fox Theatre)
  • July 28, 2017 (2017-07-28) (United States)
Running time
143 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$34 million[3]
Box office$24.1 million[4]

Detroit is a 2017 American period crime drama film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by Mark Boal. It stars John Boyega, Will Poulter, Algee Smith, Jason Mitchell, John Krasinski, and Anthony Mackie. Based on the Algiers Motel incident during Detroit's 1967 12th Street Riot, the film's release commemorated the 50th anniversary of the event.[5]

The film premiered at Detroit's Fox Theatre on July 25, 2017, and began a limited theatrical release on July 28, before opening wide on August 4.[6] It received positive reviews from critics, with particular praise given to Bigelow's direction, Boal's script, and the performances of Poulter, Boyega, and Smith,[7][8] but was a box office failure, only grossing $24 million against its $34 million budget.

  1. ^ a b c "Film releases". Variety Insight. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  2. ^ "DETROIT (15)". British Board of Film Classification. July 19, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  3. ^ "Detroit (2017)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  4. ^ "Detroit (2017)". The Numbers. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  5. ^ Hinds, Julie (June 22, 2016) [June 21, 2016]. "Detroit 1967 riot movie will film here—at least partly". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  6. ^ Lesnick, Silas (January 20, 2017). "Annapurna Pictures Dates Kathryn Bigelow's Untitled Detroit Project". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  7. ^ "'Detroit': What other film critics are saying". Detroit Free Press. July 27, 2017. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
  8. ^ Giles, Jeff (August 3, 2017). "Dark Tower Condemned". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 17, 2017.