The First Purge
Witness the birth of an American tradition.
To push the crime rate below one percent for the rest of the year, the New Founding Fathers of America test a sociological theory that vents aggression for one night in one isolated community.But when the violence of oppressors meets the rage of the others, the contagion will explode from the trial-city borders and spread across the nation.
- Director
- Gerard McMurray
- Worldwide
- $137M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
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What It's About
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To push the crime rate below one percent for the rest of the year, the New Founding Fathers of America test a sociological theory that vents aggression for one night in one isolated community. But when the violence of oppressors meets the rage of the others, the contagion will explode from the trial-city borders and spread across the nation.
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Box Office & Release
The First Purge returned 10.5× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $13M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $137M
- Release date
- Jul 4, 2018
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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