Attack the Block
“Inner City vs. Outer Space”
A South London teen gang must team up with the other residents of their housing estate to protect the neighbourhood from a terrifying alien invasion.
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2 films
Cast
34 people
John Boyega
Moses
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Jodie Whittaker
Sam
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Alex Esmail
Pest
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Simon Howard
Biggz
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Franz Drameh
Dennis
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Leeon Jones
Jerome
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Luke Treadaway
Brewis
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Nick Frost
Ron
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Jumayn Hunter
Hi-Hatz
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Selom Awadzi
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Sammy Williams
Probs
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Michael Ajao
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Joe Cornish Director · Steven Price Composer Thomas Townend Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $6.3M · Budget $13M · United States release July 29, 2011
Box office
Budget
$13,000,000
Worldwide gross
$6,333,688
Gross vs. budget
0.5×
Production
UK Film Council
Production
Film4 Productions
Production
StudioCanal
Production · Studio
Big Talk Studios
Production
Stage 6 Films
Production
Screen Gems
Production
Optimum Releasing
Production
France · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 12, 2011
Premiere · South by Southwest Film Festival
United Kingdom · May 11, 2011
Theatrical
United States · July 29, 2011
Limited theatrical
Australia
May 12, 2011 · Theatrical
Austria
September 23, 2011 · Theatrical
Czechia
July 5, 2011 · Digital
Denmark
July 10, 2012 · Theatrical
France
July 20, 2011 · Theatrical
Germany
September 21, 2011 · Theatrical
Greece
November 15, 2011 · Theatrical
Hungary
September 23, 2011 · Digital
Ireland
May 13, 2011 · Digital
Italy
May 30, 2012 · Theatrical
Japan
June 23, 2012 · Theatrical
Netherlands
July 21, 2011 · Theatrical
November 30, 2011 · Physical · DVD, Blu ray
July 12, 2013 · TV · RTL 5
Spain
December 7, 2011 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 22, 2011 · Premiere · Lund Fantastisk Film Festival
October 28, 2011 · Theatrical
February 22, 2012 · Physical · DVD & Blu-ray release
Switzerland
August 5, 2011 · Digital
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