Hitman: Agent 47
2015 American action thriller film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hitman: Agent 47 is a 2015 action thriller film directed by Aleksander Bach (in his directorial debut) and written by Skip Woods (who also wrote the original 2007 Hitman film) and Michael Finch. It is based on the Hitman video game series, developed by IO Interactive, and its main character, a mysterious assassin known only as Agent 47.[4]
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Directed by | Aleksander Bach |
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Story by | Skip Woods |
Based on | Hitman by IO Interactive |
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Cinematography | Óttar Guðnason |
Edited by | Nicolas de Toth |
Music by | Marco Beltrami |
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Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 96 minutes[1] |
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Language | English |
Budget | $35 million[2] |
Box office | $82.3 million[3] |
The film, starring Rupert Friend, Hannah Ware, Zachary Quinto, Ciarán Hinds, Thomas Kretschmann and Angelababy, premiered in New York City on August 13, 2015 and was theatrically released in the United States on August 21. It was panned by critics, even further than the original film, who took issue with the screenplay, performances, score, visual effects, and lacking faithfulness to the source material. Nevertheless, the film grossed $82.3 million worldwide against its $35 million budget.