Black Hawk Down
“Leave no man behind.”
When U.S. Rangers and an elite Delta Force team attempt to kidnap two underlings of a Somali warlord, their Black Hawk helicopters are shot down, and the Americans suffer heavy casualties, facing intense fighting from the militia on the ground.
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Cast
54 people
Josh Hartnett
Eversmann
Known for
Lucky Number Slevin
Pearl Harbor
Ewan McGregor
Grimes
Known for
Trainspotting
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Tom Sizemore
McKnight
Known for
Saving Private Ryan
Heat
Eric Bana
Hoot
Known for
Hulk
Troy
William Fichtner
Sanderson
Known for
Prison Break
BEEF
Ewen Bremner
Nelson
Known for
Trainspotting
Wonder Woman
Sam Shepard
Garrison
Known for
The Right Stuff
Brothers
Gabriel Casseus
Kurth
Known for
Bedazzled
Fallen
Kim Coates
Wex
Known for
Sons of Anarchy
Resident Evil: Afterlife
Hugh Dancy
Schmid
Known for
Hannibal
Confessions of a Shopaholic
Ron Eldard
Durant
Known for
Ghost Ship
Super 8
Ioan Gruffudd
Beales
Known for
Fantastic Four
San Andreas
Ridley Scott Director · Ken Nolan Screenplay Mark Bowden Author
Worldwide gross $173M · Budget $92M · United States release December 28, 2001
Box office
Budget
$92,000,000
Worldwide gross
$172,989,651
Gross vs. budget
1.9×
Production
Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Production
Revolution Studios
Production · Studio
Scott Free Productions
Production
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Somali
Release dates
United States · December 18, 2001
Premiere · Los Angeles
United States · December 28, 2001
Limited theatrical · Los Angeles & New York City
United States
January 18, 2002 · Theatrical
Argentina
March 14, 2002 · Theatrical
Australia
February 21, 2002 · Theatrical
Austria
November 22, 2002 · Theatrical
Belgium
February 20, 2002 · Theatrical
Brazil
March 8, 2002 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
March 15, 2002 · Theatrical
Canada
January 18, 2002 · Theatrical
Colombia
March 1, 2002 · Theatrical
Czechia
February 21, 2002 · Theatrical
Denmark
March 27, 2002 · Theatrical
Egypt
March 27, 2002 · Theatrical
Estonia
March 8, 2002 · Theatrical
March 19, 2026 · Limited theatrical · 4K Restoration
Fiji
February 14, 2002 · Theatrical
Finland
March 1, 2002 · Theatrical
France
February 13, 2002 · Theatrical
October 9, 2002 · Physical · DVD
January 23, 2017 · Physical · Blu-ray
March 10, 2021 · Physical · 4K UHD
August 27, 2026 · TV · Canal+ Grand Écran
September 23, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Frisson
Germany
October 10, 2002 · Theatrical
Greece
March 1, 2002 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
January 17, 2002 · Theatrical
Hungary
March 14, 2002 · Theatrical
Iceland
March 8, 2002 · Theatrical
India
March 29, 2002 · Theatrical
Indonesia
February 20, 2002 · Theatrical
Ireland
January 18, 2002 · Theatrical
Israel
February 28, 2002 · Theatrical
Italy
February 8, 2002 · Theatrical
Japan
March 30, 2002 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
March 21, 2002 · Theatrical
Kuwait
July 16, 2002 · Theatrical
Lithuania
March 15, 2002 · Theatrical
Malta
January 18, 2002 · Theatrical
Mexico
February 22, 2002 · Theatrical
Monaco
February 20, 2002 · Theatrical
Morocco
February 20, 2002 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 28, 2002 · Theatrical
May 14, 2005 · TV · Yorin
May 25, 2010 · Physical · Blu-ray
February 22, 2013 · Physical · DVD
New Zealand
February 14, 2002 · Theatrical
Norway
March 22, 2002 · Theatrical
Peru
February 28, 2002 · Theatrical
Philippines
January 30, 2002 · Theatrical
Poland
March 22, 2002 · Theatrical
Portugal
February 8, 2002 · Theatrical
Romania
March 22, 2002 · Theatrical
Russia
March 22, 2002 · Theatrical
Serbia
February 10, 2002 · Theatrical · Belgrade Film Festival
Singapore
January 17, 2002 · Theatrical
Slovakia
February 21, 2002 · Theatrical
March 10, 2025 · Digital · VOYO
South Africa
March 1, 2002 · Theatrical
South Korea
January 31, 2002 · Theatrical
Spain
February 22, 2002 · Theatrical
Sweden
February 1, 2002 · Premiere · Göteborg International Film Festival
March 15, 2002 · Theatrical
September 18, 2002 · Physical · VHS / DVD
November 19, 2008 · Physical · Blu-ray
July 8, 2019 · Physical · 4K UHD
Switzerland
February 15, 2002 · Theatrical · Italian
February 20, 2002 · Theatrical · French
October 31, 2002 · Theatrical · German
Taiwan
February 22, 2002 · Theatrical
Thailand
January 18, 2002 · Theatrical
Tunisia
February 20, 2002 · Theatrical
Türkiye
March 1, 2002 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
April 11, 2007 · Physical · Blu-ray
February 13, 2015 · TV
United Kingdom
January 18, 2002 · Theatrical
May 27, 2019 · Physical
Uruguay
March 15, 2002 · Theatrical
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