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Money Monster

Money Monster
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJodie Foster
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Alan Di Fiore
  • Jim Kouf
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMatthew Libatique
Edited byMatt Chessé
Music byDominic Lewis
Production
companies
Distributed bySony Pictures Releasing
Release dates
  • May 12, 2016 (2016-05-12) (Cannes)
  • May 13, 2016 (2016-05-13) (United States)
Running time
99 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$27.4 million[2]
Box office$93.3 million[3]

Money Monster is a 2016 American crime thriller film directed by Jodie Foster, from a screenplay by Jamie Linden, Alan Di Fiore, and Jim Kouf. It stars George Clooney as financial television host Lee Gates and Julia Roberts as his producer Patty Fenn, as they are put in an extreme situation when an irate investor takes them and their crew as hostage. The cast also features Jack O'Connell, Dominic West, Caitríona Balfe, and Giancarlo Esposito.

Money Monster had its world premiere at the 69th Cannes Film Festival on May 12, 2016, and was theatrically released in the United States the next day 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.

  1. ^ "MONEY MONSTER (15)". British Board of Film Classification. May 3, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  2. ^ "Film Tax Credit - Quarterly Report Year 2017: First Quarter March 2017" (PDF). Empire State Development.
  3. ^ "Money Monster (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 17, 2016.

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