Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: "American Gangster" yakatanga kuratidzwa muNew York musi waOctober 20, 2007, uye yakabudiswa muUnited States neCanada musi waNovember 2. Iyi firimu yakagamuchirwa zvakanaka nevazhinji vanotsoropodza mafirimu, uye yakawana mari inodarika US $ 266.5 mamirioni pasi rese, nemari yemumba yakamira pa $ 130.1 mamirioni. Vakawanda vevanhu vanoratidzwa, kusanganisira Roberts naLucas, vakataura kuti firimu racho rakatora rusununguko rwekusika nenyaya yacho, uye vatatu vekare veDEA vakamhan'arira Universal vachiti kuratidzwa kwesangano kwaive kusingafadzi. "American Gangster" yakasarudzwa nokuda kwemikomborero makumi maviri nerimwe, kubatanidza kusarudzwa kwechipiri kweOscar nokuda kweZvakanakisisa Zvokugadzira Zvirongwa uye Zvakanakisisa Zvinotsigira Actress (Ruby Dee), uye yakakunda zvitatu kubatanidza
Screen Actors Guild Award nokuda kweBasa Rakanakisisa neMutambi wechikadzi muBasa Rokutsigira nokuda kwaDee.