Recorded/Estimated Wordwide Gross

$9.98 / $10.73

US Actual: $9.06 / 84.5%

Intl Est.: $1.67 / 15.5%

Recorded/Estimated Admissions Wordwide

1.5M / 1.6M

US Actual: 1.39 / 89.0%

Intl. Est: 0.17 / 11.0%

Worldwide Release History

230 Days / 2,562 Theaters*

Average Gross/Week: 998,060

First Released: 01/06/03 Last Seen: 08/24/03

* as many as, tracking

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Synopsis: Set in the Los Angeles Police Department in April 1992, Dark Blue is a dramatic thriller that takes place just days before the acquittal of four white officers in the beating of black motorist Rodney King and the subsequent L.A. riots. In this racially-charged climate,the LAPD's elite Special Investigations Squad (SIS) is assigned a high-profile quadruple homicide. As they work the case, veteran detective Eldon Perry, known for his tough street tactics and fiery temper, tutors SIS rookie Bobby Keough in the grim realities of police intimidation and corruption. Meanwhile, Assistant Chief Holland, the only man in the department willing to stand up to the SIS, threatens to end Perry's brand of singlehanded "justice" on the Los Angeles streets. While navigating through the tumultuous neighborhoods of South Central L.A., Perry and Keough must track down cold-blooded killers and face their own demons, which prove to be more ruthless than the criminals they pursue.

Comment: Author James Ellroy's first original screenplay, which he wrote under the title 'The Plague Season'.

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Other Reviews:

• Boxoffice Magazine
• Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert) [3/4]
• Chicago Tribune
• E! Online
• Entertainment Weekly
• L.A. Weekly (Ella Taylor)
• Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
• New York Post (Lou Lumenick) [2.5/4]
• Salon (Charles Taylor)
• Slant Magazine
• St. Louis Post-Dispatch
• Sun Newspapers of Cleveland
• The Arizona Republic
• The Baltimore Sun
• The Globe and Mail
• The New York Times