Monster
Based on a true story.
In 1989, prostitute Aileen Wuornos befriends and enters a relationship with a young woman named Selby.Determined to straighten out her life, Aileen's limited education lands her back on the corner.She's raped by a trick, who she kills.A string of murder and robbery follows that ultimately leads Aileen to becoming America's first female serial killer.
- Director
- Patty Jenkins
- Worldwide
- $58M
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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In 1989, prostitute Aileen Wuornos befriends and enters a relationship with a young woman named Selby. Determined to straighten out her life, Aileen's limited education lands her back on the corner. She's raped by a trick, who she kills. A string of murder and robbery follows that ultimately leads Aileen to becoming America's first female serial killer.
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The numbers
Box Office & Release
Monster returned 7.3× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $8M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $58M
- Release date
- Dec 24, 2003
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- 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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