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| Directed by | Jodie Foster |
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| Cinematography | Matthew Libatique |
| Edited by | Matt Chessé |
| Music by | Dominic Lewis |
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| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing |
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Running time | 99 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $27.4 million[2] |
| Box office | $93.3 million[3] |
Money Monster is a 2016 American crime thriller film directed by Jodie Foster, with a screenplay by Jamie Linden, Alan Di Fiore, and Jim Kouf from a story by Di Fiore and Kouf. The film stars George Clooney (who also co-produced), Julia Roberts, Jack O'Connell, Dominic West, Caitríona Balfe, and Giancarlo Esposito. It follows financial television host Lee Gates and his producer Patty Fenn, as they are put in an extreme situation when an irate investor takes them and their crew as hostage.
Money Monster had its world premiere at the 69th Cannes Film Festival on May 12, 2016, and was theatrically released in the United States on May 13, 2016, by Sony Pictures Releasing. Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, the film was a box office success, grossing over $93 million against a budget of $27.4 million.[3][4]
- ^ "MONEY MONSTER (15)". British Board of Film Classification. May 3, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
- ^ "Film Tax Credit - Quarterly Report Year 2017: First Quarter March 2017" (PDF). Empire State Development.
- ^ a b "Money Monster (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
- ^ "Money Monster reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved June 4, 2016.