Gangs of New York
Released Date
December 20, 2002
Distributor
Miramax
Genre
Drama
Rating
R
Budget
$100,000,000
Worldwide Gross
Domestic Gross + International Gross = Worldwide Gross
$77,812,000 + $115,960,504 = $193,772,504
$77,812,000 + $115,960,504 = $193,772,504
About Gangs of New York
In 1862, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points area of New York City seeking revenge against Bill the Butcher, his father's killer.
In 1862, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points area of New York City seeking revenge against Bill the Butcher, his father's killer.
About
Directed by Martin Scorsese, the film takes place in 1863 and follows Amsterdam Vallon who has returned from jail and seeks revenge on his father's killer, Bill the Butcher. The film was inspired by the 1927 non-fiction book The Gangs of New York by Herbert Asbury.
Trivia
Many of the gangs mentioned in the film were real-life NYC gangs. Martin Scorsese makes a cameo in the film as a wealthy man.