Hostage
Every second counts.
When a mafia accountant is taken hostage on his beat, a police officer – wracked by guilt from a prior stint as a negotiator – must negotiate the standoff, even as his own family is held captive by the mob.
- Worldwide
- $78M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
Story overview
What It's About
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When a mafia accountant is taken hostage on his beat, a police officer – wracked by guilt from a prior stint as a negotiator – must negotiate the standoff, even as his own family is held captive by the mob.
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The numbers
Box Office & Release
Hostage returned 1.5× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $52M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $78M
- Release date
- Mar 9, 2005
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- Germany, United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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