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Directed by | Michael Patrick King |
Written by | Michael Patrick King |
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Cinematography | John Thomas |
Edited by | Michael Berenbaum |
Music by | Aaron Zigman |
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Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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Running time | 145 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $65 million |
Box office | $418.8 million |
Sex and the City (advertised as Sex and the City: The Movie) is a 2008 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Michael Patrick King in his feature film directorial debut.[2] It is a continuation of the 1998–2004 television series about four friends, Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker), Samantha Jones (Kim Cattrall), Charlotte York Goldenblatt (Kristin Davis), and Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon),[2] and their lives in New York City.
Sex and the City had its world premiere at Leicester Square in London on May 15, 2008, before its release in the United States on May 30. Despite mixed reviews from critics, calling the film an extended episode of the series, it was a commercial success, grossing $418.8 million worldwide from a $65 million budget. A sequel film, Sex and the City 2, followed in 2010, and a sequel series, And Just Like That..., in 2022.