Detroit Rock City
Kiss the rules goodbye.
In 1978, a Kiss concert was an epoch-making event.For the four teen fans in Detroit Rock City getting tickets to the sold-out show becomes the focal point of their existence.They'll do anything for tickets -- compete in a strip club's amateur-night contest, take on religious protesters, even rob a convenience store!
- Director
- Adam Rifkin
- Signature
- Craft · Action · Humour
- Worldwide
- $4M
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In 1978, a Kiss concert was an epoch-making event. For the four teen fans in Detroit Rock City getting tickets to the sold-out show becomes the focal point of their existence. They'll do anything for tickets -- compete in a strip club's amateur-night contest, take on religious protesters, even rob a convenience store!
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Box Office & Release
Detroit Rock City returned 0.6× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $7M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $4M
- Release date
- Aug 13, 1999
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- Canada, United States of America
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