Kill Bill
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| Directed by | Quentin Tarantino |
| Produced by | Lawrence Bender |
| Written by | Quentin Tarantino |
| Based on |
The Bride by Q&U |
| Starring |
Uma Thurman David Carradine Lucy Liu Michael Madsen Daryl Hannah Sonny Chiba Vivica A. Fox Gordon Liu Julie Dreyfus Chiaki Kuriyama Michael Parks |
| Music by | RZA |
| Cinematography | Robert Richardson |
| Edited by | Sally Menke |
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| Distributed by | Miramax Films |
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Release date
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May 2003 (single film) October 10, 2003 (Vol 1) April 16, 2004 (Vol 2) |
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Running time
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247 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Budget | $60 million |
| Box office | $333.1 million |
Kill Bill is an American two-part martial arts film series, and the fourth film overall that was written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. It was originally set to be released as one film, but with a running time of over four hours, it was separated into two films: Kill Bill: Volume 1, released in late 2003, and Kill Bill: Volume 2, released in early 2004. The original four-hour cut, retitled Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair, was screened at select cinemas in 2011.
Tarantino has discussed the possibility of a third Kill Bill film.
Kill Bill: Volume 1 was released in theaters on October 10, 2003. In the United States and Canada, Volume 1 was released in 3,102 theaters and grossed $22 million on its opening weekend.Volume 1 was the widest theatrical release of Tarantino's career to date, and it was also his highest-grossing opening weekend to date. Outside the United States and Canada, Kill Bill: Volume 1 was released in 20 countries. By November 2, 2003, it had made $31 million in the 20 countries.Kill Bill: Volume 1 grossed a total of $70 million in the United States and Canada and $110.9 million in other countries for a worldwide total of $180.9 million.
The film follows a character initially identified as "The Bride," a former assassin seeking revenge on her ex-colleagues who massacred members of her wedding party and tried to kill her.
Kill Bill: Volume 2 was released in theaters on April 16, 2004. Volume 2's opening weekend gross was higher than Volume 1's, and the equivalent success confirmed the studio's financial decision to split the film into two theatrical releases.Volume 2 attracted more female theatergoers than Volume 1, with 40% of the audience being female.
Outside of the United States and Canada, Volume 2 was released in 20 countries over the weekend of April 23, 2004. It grossed an estimated $17.7 million and ranked first at the international box office, ending an eight-week streak held by The Passion of the Christ.Volume 2 grossed a total of $66.2 million in the United States and Canada and $86 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $152.2 million.
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