Detroit (film)

Detroit
Detroit
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Kathryn Bigelow
Written by	Mark Boal
Produced by	Megan Ellison; Kathryn Bigelow; Mark Boal; Matthew Budman; Colin Wilson;
Starring	John Boyega; Will Poulter; Algee Smith; Jason Mitchell; John Krasinski; Anthony Mackie;
Cinematography	Barry Ackroyd
Edited by	William Goldenberg; Harry Yoon;
Music by	James Newton Howard
Production; companies	Annapurna Pictures; First Light Productions; Page 1;
Distributed by	Annapurna Pictures
Release dates	July 25, 2017 (Fox Theatre); July 28, 2017 (United States);
Running time	143 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$34 million
Box office	$24.1 million

Detroit is a 2017 American period crime drama film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by Mark Boal. It stars John Boyega, Will Poulter, Algee Smith, Jason Mitchell, John Krasinski, and Anthony Mackie. Based on the Algiers Motel incident during Detroit's 1967 12th Street Riot, the film's release commemorated the 50th anniversary of the event.^[5]

The film premiered at Detroit's Fox Theatre on July 25, 2017, and began a limited theatrical release on July 28, before opening wide on August 4.^[6] It received positive reviews from critics, with particular praise given to Bigelow's direction, Boal's script, and the performances of Poulter, Boyega, and Smith,^[7]^[8] but was a box office failure, only grossing $24 million against its $34 million budget.

^ ^a ^b ^c "Film releases". Variety Insight. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
^ "DETROIT (15)". British Board of Film Classification. July 19, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
^ "Detroit (2017)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
^ "Detroit (2017)". The Numbers. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
^ Hinds, Julie (June 22, 2016) [June 21, 2016]. "Detroit 1967 riot movie will film here—at least partly". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
^ Lesnick, Silas (January 20, 2017). "Annapurna Pictures Dates Kathryn Bigelow's Untitled Detroit Project". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
^ "'Detroit': What other film critics are saying". Detroit Free Press. July 27, 2017. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
^ Giles, Jeff (August 3, 2017). "Dark Tower Condemned". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 17, 2017.

[insight-1] "Film releases". Variety Insight. Retrieved April 22, 2017.

[2] "DETROIT (15)". British Board of Film Classification. July 19, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2017.

[BOM-3] "Detroit (2017)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 31, 2017.

[NUM-4] "Detroit (2017)". The Numbers. Retrieved July 2, 2018.

[DFP-5] Hinds, Julie (June 22, 2016) [June 21, 2016]. "Detroit 1967 riot movie will film here—at least partly". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved April 12, 2017.

[release-6] Lesnick, Silas (January 20, 2017). "Annapurna Pictures Dates Kathryn Bigelow's Untitled Detroit Project". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved January 20, 2017.

[reviews-7] "'Detroit': What other film critics are saying". Detroit Free Press. July 27, 2017. Retrieved July 28, 2017.

[reviews2-8] Giles, Jeff (August 3, 2017). "Dark Tower Condemned". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 17, 2017.

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