Live by Night (film)

Live by Night
A man in a white suit, sitting a large brown armchair, pointing a gun.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBen Affleck
Screenplay byBen Affleck
Based onLive by Night
by Dennis Lehane
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyRobert Richardson
Edited byWilliam Goldenberg
Music byHarry Gregson-Williams
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
  • December 13, 2016 (2016-12-13) (New York City)
  • December 25, 2016 (2016-12-25) (United States)
Running time
129 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget
  • $90 million (gross)[2]
  • $65 million (net)[3]
Box office$22.7 million[4]

Live by Night is a 2016 American crime drama film written, directed, produced by and starring Ben Affleck. Based on the 2012 novel of the same name by Dennis Lehane, the film follows an ambitious Ybor City bootlegger (Affleck) who becomes a notorious gangster.[5] The film also stars Elle Fanning, Brendan Gleeson, Chris Messina, Sienna Miller, Zoe Saldaña, and Chris Cooper.

Produced by Warner Bros., the film premiered in New York City on December 13, 2016. It began a limited release in the United States on December 25, 2016, before going wide on January 13, 2017. It received mixed reviews and was a box-office bomb, grossing $22 million against its net budget of $65 million. The film lost around $75 million, according to insiders and rival studio executives.[6]

  1. ^ "Live by Night (15)". British Board of Film Classification. November 28, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  2. ^ "Box-Office Pileup: Three Major Films Crash and Burn in Same Weekend". The Hollywood Reporter. January 13, 2017. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
  3. ^ Sperling, Nicole (November 2, 2016). "See an exclusive new look at Ben Affleck's Argo follow-up Live By Night". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  4. ^ "Live By Night (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Deadline was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Lang, Brent. "Ben Affleck's 'Live by Night' Flop Results in $75 Million Loss (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved July 28, 2017.

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