White House Down
It will start like any other day.
Capitol Policeman John Cale has just been denied his dream job with the Secret Service protecting President James Sawyer.Not wanting to let down his little girl with the news, he takes her on a tour of the White House, when the complex is overtaken by a heavily armed paramilitary group.
- Director
- Roland Emmerich
- Worldwide
- $205M
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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Capitol Policeman John Cale has just been denied his dream job with the Secret Service protecting President James Sawyer. Not wanting to let down his little girl with the news, he takes her on a tour of the White House, when the complex is overtaken by a heavily armed paramilitary group. Now, with the nation's government falling into chaos and time running out, it's up to Cale to save the president, his daughter, and the country.
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The numbers
Box Office & Release
White House Down returned 1.4× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $150M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $205M
- Release date
- Jun 27, 2013
- Runtime
- 2h 11m
- MPAA rating
- PG-13
- Language
- English, Russian
- Country
- Canada, United States of America
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