Swordfish
Released Date
June 8, 2001
Distributor
Warner Bros.
Genre
Thriller
Rating
R
Budget
$102,000,000
Worldwide Gross
Domestic Gross + International Gross = Worldwide Gross
$69,772,969 + $77,307,444 = $147,080,413
$69,772,969 + $77,307,444 = $147,080,413
About Swordfish
A covert counter-terrorist unit called Black Cell led by Gabriel Shear wants the money to help finance their war against international terrorism, but it's all locked away. Gabriel brings in convicted hacker Stanley Jobson to help him.
About
An ex-con and computer hacker is targeted for recruitment by a counter-terrorist unit called Black Cell to help finance their war against international terrorism.
Trivia
Before finally accepting the role, John Travolta turned down the part of Gabriel 6 times before director Dominic Sena finally convinced him otherwise.