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Movie Info
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Director -
James DeMonaco -
Producer -
Jason Blum , Michael Bay , Andrew Form , Brad Fuller , Sebastien K. Lemercier -
Screenwriter -
James DeMonaco -
Distributor -
Universal Pictures -
Production Co -
Platinum Dunes , Blumhouse Productions -
Rating -
R (Strong Language|Disturbing Bloody Violence) -
Genre -
Action , Mystery & Thriller , Horror -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jul 1, 2016, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Sep 20, 2016 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$79.0M -
Runtime -
1h 49m -
Sound Mix -
Datasat , Dolby Digital -
Aspect Ratio -
Scope (2.35:1)