The First Purge (2018)

America's third political party, the New Founding Fathers of America, comes to power and conducts an experiment: no laws for 12 hours on Staten Island. No one has to stay on the island, but $5,000 is given to anyone who does.

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Domestic (50.7%)
$69,488,745

International (49.3%)
$67,567,517

Worldwide
$137,056,262

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Domestic DistributorUniversal Pictures
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Domestic Opening$17,374,280

Budget$13,000,000

Earliest Release DateJuly 4, 2018 (Domestic, EMEA)

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Running Time1 hr 37 min

GenresAction Horror Sci-Fi Thriller

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