Salt (2010 film)

Salt
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Phillip Noyce
Written by	Kurt Wimmer
Produced by	Lorenzo di Bonaventura Sunil Perkash
Starring	Angelina Jolie Liev Schreiber Chiwetel Ejiofor Andre Braugher
Cinematography	Robert Elswit
Edited by	Stuart Baird John Gilroy
Music by	James Newton Howard
Production companies	Columbia Pictures Di Bonaventura Pictures Relativity Media
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing
Release dates	July 19, 2010 (2010-07-19) (Hollywood) July 23, 2010 (2010-07-23) (United States)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$110–130 million[1][2][3]
Box office	$293.5 million[2]

Salt is a 2010 American action thriller film directed by Phillip Noyce, written by Kurt Wimmer, and starring Angelina Jolie, Liev Schreiber, Daniel Olbrychski, August Diehl and Chiwetel Ejiofor. Jolie plays CIA operative Evelyn Salt, who is accused of being a Russian sleeper agent and goes on the run to try to clear her name.

Originally written with a male protagonist, with Tom Cruise initially secured for the lead, the script was ultimately rewritten by Brian Helgeland for Jolie. Filming took place on location in Washington, D.C., New York City, and Albany, New York, between March and June 2009, with reshoots in January 2010. Action scenes were primarily performed with practical stunts, computer-generated imagery being used mostly for creating digital environments.

The film had a panel at San Diego Comic-Con on July 22 and was released in North America on July 23, 2010. Salt grossed $294 million at the worldwide box office and received generally positive reviews, with praise for the action scenes and Jolie's performance, but drawing criticism on the writing, with reviewers finding the plot implausible and convoluted. The DVD and Blu-ray discs were released on December 21, 2010, and featured two alternate cuts providing different endings for the film.

Salt was nominated for Best Sound Mixing at the 83rd Academy Awards.