Once Upon a Time in Mexico
6.3
“The time has come.”
A corrupt CIA agent Sands hires hitman El Mariachi to assassinate a Mexican general hired by a drug kingpin attempting a coup d'état of the President of Mexico.
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Part of Mexico Collection
3 films
Cast
38 people
Antonio Banderas
El Mariachi
Known for
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
The Skin I Live In
Johnny Depp
CIA Agent Jeffrey Sands
Known for
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Cheech Marin
Belini
Known for
Cars
The Lion King
Salma Hayek Pinault
Carolina
Known for
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Eternals
Mickey Rourke
Billy Chambers
Known for
The Wrestler
Iron Man 2
Willem Dafoe
Armando Barillo
Known for
Spider-Man
Aquaman
Eva Mendes
CIA Agent Ajedrez
Known for
Ghost Rider
Hitch
Danny Trejo
Cucuy
Known for
Machete
Maya and the Three
Rubén Blades
Jorge, Retired FBI Agent
Known for
Fear the Walking Dead
Predator 2
Enrique Iglesias
Lorenzo
Also in
How I Met Your Mother
Two and a Half Men
Marco Leonardi
Fideo
Known for
Cinema Paradiso
From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter
Troy Robinson
Romero
Known for
The Continental: From the World of John Wick
Robert Rodriguez Director · Graciela Mazón Costume designer
Worldwide gross $99M · Budget $29M · United States release September 11, 2003
Box office
Budget
$29,000,000
Worldwide gross
$98,769,390
Gross vs. budget
3.4×
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
Dimension Films
Production
Troublemaker Studios
Production
United States · Mexico
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
Italy · August 27, 2003
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
United States · September 11, 2003
Theatrical
United States · January 1, 2004
Physical · Columbia/TriStar Home Entertainment #08714 [𝐕𝐇𝐒📼] 𝟭𝟬𝟮 mínutєѕ
United States
January 4, 2011 · Physical · Sony Pictures Home Entertainment #22732 [𝐁𝐥𝐮-𝐫𝐚𝐲📀] 𝟭𝟬𝟮 mínutєѕ
Australia
January 13, 2004 · Theatrical
Brazil
September 11, 2003 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
December 12, 2003 · Theatrical
Czechia
January 1, 2004 · Theatrical
Denmark
January 16, 2004 · Theatrical
France
October 22, 2003 · Theatrical
May 18, 2004 · Physical · DVD
September 1, 2005 · Physical · UMD
May 3, 2023 · Physical · Blu-Ray
August 25, 2026 · TV · Action
Germany
September 25, 2003 · Theatrical
Hungary
October 30, 2003 · Theatrical
Ireland
September 26, 2003 · Theatrical
Italy
November 21, 2003 · Theatrical
Japan
March 6, 2004 · Digital
Lithuania
April 5, 2004 · Theatrical
Poland
October 3, 2003 · Digital
Portugal
November 28, 2003 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 24, 2003 · Theatrical
Spain
October 17, 2003 · Theatrical
Switzerland
December 24, 2003 · Digital
United Kingdom
December 26, 2003 · Theatrical
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