Ninja Assassin

Ninja Assassin
Ninja Assassin
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	James McTeigue
Screenplay by	Matthew Sand; J. Michael Straczynski;
Story by	Matthew Sand
Produced by	Joel Silver; The Wachowskis; Grant Hill;
Starring	Rain; Naomie Harris;
Cinematography	Karl Walter Lindenlaub
Edited by	Gian Ganziano; Joseph Jett Sally;
Music by	Ilan Eshkeri
Production; companies	Dark Castle Entertainment; Legendary Pictures; Silver Pictures;
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	November 25, 2009;
Running time	99 minutes
Countries	United States ; Germany
Language	English
Budget	$40-50 million
Box office	$61.6 million

Ninja Assassin is a 2009 martial arts film directed by James McTeigue. The story was written by Matthew Sand, with a screenplay by J. Michael Straczynski. The film stars South Korean pop musician Rain as a disillusioned assassin looking for retribution against his former mentor, played by ninja film legend Sho Kosugi. Ninja Assassin explores political corruption, child endangerment and the impact of violence. The Wachowskis, Joel Silver, and Grant Hill produced the film for Legendary Pictures, Dark Castle Entertainment and Silver Pictures. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.

Ninja Assassin premiered in theaters across the United States on November 25, 2009 and received negative reviews from critics. Its box office gross was $61,590,252, of which $38,122,883 was from North America. The film's budget was $40–50 million.

^ "NINJA ASSASSIN (18)". British Board of Film Classification. September 17, 2009. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Ninja Assassin". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
^ "Ninja Assassin (2009) - Financial Information". The Numbers.
^ Ben Fritz (November 29, 2009). "Thanksgiving box office record blown away despite absence of new hits". LA Times Blogs - Company Town. Los Angeles Times. target audience of young males and relatively modest budget of less than $50 million.

[1] "NINJA ASSASSIN (18)". British Board of Film Classification. September 17, 2009. Retrieved February 8, 2015.

[mojo-2] "Ninja Assassin". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 16, 2020.

[numbers-3] "Ninja Assassin (2009) - Financial Information". The Numbers.

[4] Ben Fritz (November 29, 2009). "Thanksgiving box office record blown away despite absence of new hits". LA Times Blogs - Company Town. Los Angeles Times. target audience of young males and relatively modest budget of less than $50 million.

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