Bride Wars
Bride Wars is a 2009 American romantic comedy film directed by Gary Winick and written by Greg DePaul, June Diane Raphael, and Casey Wilson. The film stars Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway in lead roles, with Kristen Johnston, Steve Howey, Bryan Greenberg and Candice Bergen in supporting roles. In the film, two childhood best friends, who have made many plans together for their respective weddings, turn into sworn enemies in a race to get married before the other.
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Directed by | Gary Winick |
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Story by | Greg DePaul |
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Cinematography | Frederick Elmes |
Edited by | Susan Littenberg |
Music by | Edward Shearmur |
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Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $30 million |
Box office | $115.4 million |
Bride Wars was theatrically released on January 9, 2009, by 20th Century Fox. The film was panned by critics, who criticized the script and characters, but was a commercial success, having grossed a worldwide total of $115.4 million against a production budget of $30 million. A Chinese remake of the same name was released in 2015.