Beast (2022 American film)

Beast
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBaltasar Kormákur
Screenplay byRyan Engle
Story byJaime Primak Sullivan
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyPhilippe Rousselot
Edited byJay Rabinowitz
Music bySteven Price[1]
Production
companies
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • August 19, 2022 (2022-08-19) (United States)
Running time
93 minutes[2]
Countries
  • Iceland
  • South Africa
  • United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$36 million[3]
Box office$59.1 million[4][5]

Beast is a 2022 survival action horror film directed by Baltasar Kormákur from a screenplay by Ryan Engle, based on a story by Jaime Primak Sullivan. The film stars Idris Elba, Iyana Halley, Leah Jeffries, and Sharlto Copley. It follows a widowed father and his two teenage daughters who visit a South African game reserve but must fight to survive when they are stalked and attacked by a ferocious, rogue, man-killing lion.

Beast was released in the United States on August 19, 2022, by Universal Pictures.[6] The film received mixed reviews from critics, grossing just over $59 million on a $36 million production budget and becoming a box-office success.

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  2. ^ "Beast (15)". BBFC. Archived from the original on August 16, 2022. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
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  4. ^ "Beast (2022)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  5. ^ "Beast". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  6. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (May 18, 2021). "Universal Dates Idris Elba Thriller 'Beast' For Summer 2022". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 18, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.