Empire
“Two worlds collide.”
Big time drug dealer Victor Rosa is looking to get out of the game and sees his chance with a big deal with a new friend who happens to be a Wall St. stockbroker. Thinking this will be his chance to go out on top, Victor soon finds out that he's been double crossed and his last option is to get revenge.
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Cast
39 people
John Leguizamo
Victor Rosa
Known for
Ice Age
Encanto
Anthony 'Treach' Criss
Chedda
Peter Sarsgaard
Jack
Known for
Orphan
Green Lantern
Denise Richards
Trish
Known for
Starship Troopers
The World Is Not Enough
Vincent Laresca
Jimmy
Known for
Shades of Blue
The Night Of
Isabella Rossellini
La Colombiana
Known for
Blue Velvet
The Odyssey
Delilah Cotto
Carmen
Known for
Illegal Tender
Nestor Serrano
Rafael Menendez
Known for
Bad Boys
The Day After Tomorrow
Treach
Chedda
Known for
The Night Of
Today You Die
Rafael Báez
Jay
Known for
Sea of Love
Fat Joe
Tito Severe
Known for
Happy Feet
Night School
Carlos Leon
Hector
Known for
The Big Lebowski
The Woodsman
Franc. Reyes Director · Rubén Blades Composer Kramer Morgenthau Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $19M · Budget $4M · United States release December 6, 2002
Box office
Budget
$4,000,000
Worldwide gross
$18,591,272
Gross vs. budget
4.6×
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
Bigel / Mailer Films
Production
Arenas
Production
Arenas Entertainment
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German · Spanish
Release dates
United States · January 16, 2002
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States · December 6, 2002
Theatrical
United States · March 18, 2003
Physical · Video & DVD
Germany
November 26, 2003 · Theatrical
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