Money Monster

Money Monster
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jodie Foster
Screenplay by	Jamie Linden Alan Di Fiore Jim Kouf
Story by	Alan Di Fiore Jim Kouf
Produced by	Daniel Dubiecki Lara Alameddine George Clooney Grant Heslov
Starring	George Clooney Julia Roberts Jack O'Connell Dominic West Caitríona Balfe Giancarlo Esposito
Cinematography	Matthew Libatique
Edited by	Matt Chessé
Music by	Dominic Lewis
Production companies	TriStar Pictures LStar Capital Smokehouse Pictures The Allegiance Theater
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing
Release dates	May 12, 2016 (2016-05-12) (Cannes) May 13, 2016 (2016-05-13) (United States)
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]