Kammala wannan jumla: "American Gangster" an fara shi ne a New York a ranar 20 ga Oktoba, 2007, kuma an sake shi a Amurka da Kanada a ranar 2 ga Nuwamba. Yawancin masu sukar fim sun karɓi fim ɗin da kyau, kuma sun sami sama da dalar Amurka miliyan 266.5 a duk duniya, tare da kuɗin shiga na cikin gida da ke dalar Amurka miliyan 130.1. Yawancin mutanen da aka nuna, gami da Roberts da Lucas, sun bayyana cewa fim ɗin ya ɗauki lasisi mai yawa tare da labarin, kuma tsoffin jami'an DEA guda uku sun kai karar Universal suna iƙirarin cewa hoton hukumar ya ɓata hali. An zabi "American Gangster" don kyaututtuka ashirin da ɗaya, ciki har da sunayen Oscar guda biyu don Mafi kyawun Art Direction da Mafi kyawun Mataimakin Mataimakin (Ruby Dee), kuma ya lashe uku ciki har da
Kyautar Screen Actors Guild don Kyautar Kyauta ta Mata a Matsayin Mata don Dee.