Men in Black
“Protecting the Earth from the scum of the universe.”
After a police chase with an otherworldly being, a New York City cop is recruited as an agent in a top-secret organization established to monitor and police alien activity on Earth: the Men in Black. Agent K and new recruit Agent J find themselves in the middle of a deadly plot by an intergalactic terrorist who has arrived on Earth to assassinate two ambassadors from opposing galaxies.
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Part of Men in Black Collection
3 films
Cast
65 people
Tommy Lee Jones
Kay
Known for
No Country for Old Men
Captain America: The First Avenger
Will Smith
Jay
Known for
Suicide Squad
I Am Legend
Linda Fiorentino
Laurel
Known for
Dogma
The Last Seduction
Vincent D'Onofrio
Edgar
Known for
Marvel's Daredevil
Jurassic World
Rip Torn
Zed
Known for
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
Hercules
Tony Shalhoub
Jeebs
Known for
Monk
Thir13en Ghosts
Siobhan Fallon Hogan
Beatrice
Known for
Forrest Gump
Wayward Pines
Mike Nussbaum
Gentle Rosenburg
Known for
House of Games
Fatal Attraction
Jon Gries
Van Driver
Known for
The White Lotus
Fallout
Sergio Calderón
Jose
Known for
The Ruins
La Chèvre
Carel Struycken
Arquillian
Known for
Gerald's Game
The Addams Family
Fredric Lehne
INS agent Janus
Known for
Zero Day
Lost
Barry Sonnenfeld Director · Ed Solomon Screenplay Lowell Cunningham Author
Worldwide gross $589M · Budget $90M · United States release July 2, 1997
Box office
Budget
$90,000,000
Worldwide gross
$589,390,539
Gross vs. budget
6.5×
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
Amblin Entertainment
Production
Parkes+MacDonald Production
Production
Parkes+MacDonald Image Nation
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
United States · June 25, 1997
Premiere · Hollywood, California
United States · July 2, 1997
Theatrical
United States · September 4, 2000
Physical · DVD
Argentina
July 17, 1997 · Theatrical
Australia
September 11, 1997 · Theatrical
Austria
September 12, 1997 · Theatrical
Belgium
August 6, 1997 · Theatrical
Brazil
July 11, 1997 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
October 10, 1997 · Theatrical
Cameroon
July 4, 1997 · Theatrical
Canada
July 2, 1997 · Theatrical
Chile
September 4, 1997 · Theatrical
China
October 1, 1997 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
Colombia
July 11, 1997 · Theatrical
Czechia
October 9, 1997 · Theatrical
Denmark
July 4, 1997 · Theatrical
Ecuador
August 1, 1997 · Theatrical
Egypt
April 23, 2021 · Physical · DVD
El Salvador
July 4, 1997 · Theatrical
Estonia
August 1, 1997 · Theatrical
Finland
August 1, 1997 · Theatrical
France
August 6, 1997 · Theatrical
May 21, 2002 · Physical · DVD
May 9, 2012 · Physical · Blu-ray
October 6, 2017 · Digital
March 21, 2018 · Physical · 4K UHD
March 22, 2021 · Digital · Prime Video
May 1, 2022 · Digital · Netflix
September 18, 2025 · TV · TMC
March 17, 2026 · TV · TFX
Germany
September 11, 1997 · Theatrical
Greece
September 26, 1997 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
July 31, 1997 · Theatrical
Hungary
September 4, 1997 · Theatrical
Iceland
July 4, 1997 · Theatrical
India
June 4, 2000 · Digital
January 1, 2004 · Physical · DVD
Indonesia
July 14, 1997 · Limited theatrical · Jakarta
April 15, 2021 · Physical · DVD
Ireland
August 1, 1997 · Theatrical
Israel
August 8, 1997 · Theatrical
Italy
October 3, 1997 · Theatrical
July 7, 2023 · Digital
Japan
December 6, 1997 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
September 12, 1997 · Theatrical
Kuwait
August 6, 1997 · Theatrical
Lithuania
September 5, 1997 · Theatrical
Mexico
August 1, 1997 · Theatrical
Netherlands
July 24, 1997 · Theatrical
New Zealand
September 18, 1997 · Theatrical
Norway
July 11, 1997 · Theatrical
Peru
July 17, 1997 · Theatrical
Philippines
August 27, 1997 · Theatrical
August 14, 2002 · TV · Studio 23
Poland
October 3, 1997 · Theatrical
Portugal
July 25, 1997 · Theatrical
Romania
November 7, 1997 · Theatrical
Russia
September 16, 1997 · Theatrical
July 20, 2007 · Physical · DVD
September 25, 2008 · Physical · Blu-ray
Serbia
September 24, 1997 · Limited theatrical · Belgrade
Singapore
July 31, 1997 · Theatrical
Slovakia
September 11, 1997 · Theatrical
December 20, 2024 · Digital · VOYO
Slovenia
September 11, 1997 · Theatrical
South Africa
August 29, 1997 · Theatrical
South Korea
July 12, 1997 · Theatrical
Spain
July 11, 1997 · Theatrical
Sweden
July 11, 1997 · Theatrical
December 29, 1997 · Physical · VHS
September 6, 2000 · Physical · DVD
July 16, 2008 · Physical · Blu-ray
October 16, 2017 · Physical · 4K Ultra HD
July 18, 2022 · Physical · 4K Ultra HD (Dolby Vision)
Switzerland
August 6, 1997 · Premiere · Locarno Film Festival
September 5, 1997 · Theatrical · German
September 6, 1997 · Theatrical · French
Thailand
September 12, 1997 · Theatrical
Türkiye
October 3, 1997 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
September 30, 2012 · Physical · Blu-ray
United Kingdom
August 1, 1997 · Theatrical
Uruguay
August 1, 1997 · Theatrical
Venezuela
July 30, 1997 · Theatrical
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