The Circle (2017 film)

The Circle
Emma Watson and Tom Hanks depicted inside a copy of The Circle's logo
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJames Ponsoldt
Screenplay by
Based onThe Circle
by Dave Eggers
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMatthew Libatique
Edited byLisa Lassek
Music byDanny Elfman
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • April 26, 2017 (2017-04-26) (Tribeca)
  • April 28, 2017 (2017-04-28) (United States)
Running time
110 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$18 million[1]
Box office$40.7 million[1]

The Circle is a 2017 American techno-thriller film directed by James Ponsoldt with a screenplay by Ponsoldt and Dave Eggers, based on Eggers's 2013 novel. The film stars Emma Watson and Tom Hanks, as well as John Boyega, Karen Gillan, Ellar Coltrane, Patton Oswalt, Glenne Headly, and Bill Paxton.

The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 26, 2017, and was theatrically released on April 28, 2017, by STXfilms and EuropaCorp. It received generally negative reviews, but grossed $40.7 million worldwide against a budget of $18 million, becoming director Ponsoldt's highest grossing feature.[1]

The film's release was posthumous for Paxton, who died in February 2017, and it was the final film of Headly's released before her death in June 2017.

  1. ^ a b c d e f "The Circle (2017)". The Numbers. Archived from the original on August 3, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  2. ^ "The Circle". Tribeca Film Festival. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2017.