Taglines: How far would you go to protect şour family?
Dr. Paul Kersey (Bruce Willis) is a surgeon who only sees the aftermath of his city’s violence as it’s rushed into his ER -until his wife (Elisabeth Shue) and college-age daughter (Camila Morrone) are viciously attacked in their suburban home. With the police overloaded with crimes, Paul, burning for revenge, hunts for his family’s assailants to deliver justice. As the anonymous slayings of criminals grabs the media’s attention, the city wonders if this deadly avenger is a guardian angel…or a grim reaper. Fury and fate collide in the intense action-thriller Death Wish.
Death Wish is a 2018 American vigilante action thriller film directed by Eli Roth and written by Joe Carnahan. It is a remake of the 1974 film of the same name starring Charles Bronson (which originated the Death Wish franchise), based on Brian Garfield’s 1972 novel. The film stars Bruce Willis as Paul Kersey, a Chicago doctor who sets out to get revenge on the men who attacked his family. Vincent D’Onofrio, Elisabeth Shue, Dean Norris, and Kimberly Elise also star.
The film was released in the United States by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and in international markets by Annapurna Pictures on March 2, 2018. It was the first film released by MGM through their joint distribution venture with Annapurna (later rebranded as United Artists Releasing). It received generally unfavorable reviews from film critics, but the reception among general audiences was more positive.
As of July 5, 2018, Death Wish has grossed $34 million in the United States and Canada, and $14.5 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $48.5 million, against a production budget of $30 million. In the United States and Canada, Death Wish was released alongside Red Sparrow, and was projected to gross $10–20 million from 2,847 theaters in its opening weekend.
It made $4.2 million on its first day (including $650,000 from Thursday night previews) and $13 million in its opening weekend, finishing third behind Black Panther ($66.7 million in its third week) and Red Sparrow ($17 million). 55% of its audience was male, while 89% was over the age of 25.[24] It dropped 49% to $6.6 million in its second weekend, finishing at 7th.
Death Wish (2018)
Directed by: Eli Roth
Starring: Bruce Willis, Elisabeth Shue, Vincent D’Onofrio, Dean Norris, Jack Kesy, Len Cariou, Kirby Bliss Blanton, Kimberly Elise, Jaslene Gonzalez, Camila Morrone, Jackie Saland, Ronnie Gene Blevins
Screenplay by: Joe Carnahan
Production Design by: Paul Kirby
Cinematography by: Rogier Stoffers
Film Editing by: Mark Goldblatt, Yvonne Valdez
Costume Design by: Mary Jane Fort
Set Decoration by: Ann Smart
Art Direction by: Veronique Meunier
Music by: Ludwig Göransson
MPAA Rating: R for strong bloody violence, and language throughout.
Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release Date: March 2, 2018
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